On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHOn the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHA great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHLaw grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHI chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHA man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHHope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHPity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHAll that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHThe company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHGirls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHThere are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHI was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHThey say women and music should never be dated.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHLet schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHThe best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHI love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH