Best Oliver Goldsmith Lines
- They liked the book better the more it made them cry. Better
- The first blow is half the battle. Battle
- Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry. Company
- I can't say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end… Alcohol
- O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree! Curst
- Our Garrick 's a salad; for in him we see Oil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree! Agree
- Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails, And honour sinks where commerce long prevails. Commerce
- Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same. Ceremonies
- Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. Been
- Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view. Fleeting
- For just experience tells, in every soil, That those that think must govern those that toil. Every Soil
- Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet. Employment
- Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his… Began
- Creation's heir, the world, the world is mine! Creation
- We seldom speak of the virtue which we have, but much oftener of that which we lack. Inspirational
- A volcano may be considered as a cannon of immense size. Cannon
- If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales. Fishes
- To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise. Bids
- But winter lingering chills the lap of May. Chill
- And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to… Charm
- To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives. Convenience
- We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to enhance the value of its favors. Enhance
- I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts. Aristocracy
- A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year. All
- The heart of every man lies open to the shafts of correction if the archer can take proper aim. Aim
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