The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity; yet there is still a greater, which is the good man who comes to relieve it.

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

Topics: Universe Quotes

Where wealth accumulates, men decay.

Where wealth accumulates, men decay.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

Tenderness is a virtue.

Tenderness is a virtue.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

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...

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing

I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing

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.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.

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

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...

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your...

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your...

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

No man heartily hates him at who he can laugh

I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.

I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.