Bliss Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe, Whence cam'st thou, that thou art so fresh and fine? I know thy parentage is…

— George Herbert

O blessed Health! thou art above all gold and treasure; 'tis thou who enlargest the soul, and openest all its powers to receive instruction,…

— Laurence Sterne

“And without doubt it is better for thee and for all My other servants, that ye should be proved by adversities, than that ye…

— Thomas à Kempis

“Tell me, sweet lord, what is ’t that takes from thee Thy stomach, pleasure, and thy golden sleep? Why dost thou bend thine eyes…

— William Shakespeare

When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me Water with berries in't; and teach me how To…

— William Shakespeare

“What think'st thou then of mee, and this my State, Seem I to thee sufficiently possest Of happiness, or not? who am alone From…

— John Milton

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

— William Cowper

“When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And…

— William Shakespeare

Where art thou, beloved To-morrow? When young and old, and strong and weak, Rich and poor, through joy and sorrow, Thy sweet smiles we…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“of light and life, thou Good Supreme!           O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself!           Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,           From…

— Benjamin Franklin

What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee What thou lov’st well is…

— Ezra Pound

Thou art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most lov'd, despis'd! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon.

— William Shakespeare