---
title: "5 Seldom Improve Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Seldom Improve quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Seldom Improve sayings and thoughts."
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> [People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no-other-model-but-themselves-to/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/oliver-goldsmith-772_improve_people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no_1106895.png)

> [Pedigrees seldom improve by age; the grandson is too often a weak infringement on the grandsire's parent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/pedigrees-seldom-improve-by-age-the-grandson-is-too-often-a-weak/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/josh-billings-777_age_pedigrees-seldom-improve-by-age-the-gran_2323390.png)

> [People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no-other-model-but-themselves-to-2/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/oliver-goldsmith-772_copy_people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no_2425164.png)

> [“People seldom improve when they have no model to copy but themselves.-- Anonymous”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-borba/people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no-model-to-copy-but-themselves/)

[Michele Borba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-borba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/michele-borba-39912_anonymous_people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no_3142892.png)

> [“People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-goldsmith/people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no-model-but-themselves-to-copy/)

[Oliver Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/oliver-goldsmith-772_copy_people-seldom-improve-when-they-have-no_3228384.png)

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