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

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

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If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.

If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.

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...

They say women and music should never be dated.

They say women and music should never be dated.

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...

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...

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.

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the...

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the...

I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear...

I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear...

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.

She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice,...

She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice,...

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

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 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...

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

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

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...

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old...

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old...

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

You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is...

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is...