A 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.

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

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Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.

Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.

When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm...

When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm...

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet.

Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise...

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise...

There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out...

There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out...

He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another's keeping.

He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another's keeping.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the...

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the...

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of...

Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of...

Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.

Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.

Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law

Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall

All glory comes from daring to begin.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...