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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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

Where wealth accumulates, men decay.

Where wealth accumulates, men decay.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and...

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and...

Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.

Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised...

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised...

Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.

Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.

They say women and music should never be dated.

They say women and music should never be dated.

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.

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

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

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

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...

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if...

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he...

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Of all kinds of ambition, that which pursues poetical fame is the wildest

Of all kinds of ambition, that which pursues poetical fame is the wildest

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

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

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as...

The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as...