Maxioms by Oliver Goldsmith
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in read more
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
Gay, sprightly, land of mirth and social ease
Pleased with thyself, whom all the world can please.
Gay, sprightly, land of mirth and social ease
Pleased with thyself, whom all the world can please.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
