Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

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How happy he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an...

How happy he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an...

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

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...

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.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

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...

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...

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he...

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he...

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.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to...

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to...

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry

The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling...

The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling...

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.

They may talk of a comet, or a burning mountain, or some such bagatelle; but...

They may talk of a comet, or a burning mountain, or some such bagatelle; but...

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

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.

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...

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery

There is not love where there is no will.

There is not love where there is no will.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled...