Oliver Goldsmith ( 10 of 116 )
Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.
Trade's proud empire hastes to swift decay.
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.
The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor,
The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door;
The chest read more
The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor,
The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door;
The chest contriv'd a double debt to pay,
A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Tenderness is a virtue.
Tenderness is a virtue.
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I
had gained a read more
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I
had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused
before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
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.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
Pride in their port, defiance in their eye,
I see the lords of humankind pass by.
Pride in their port, defiance in their eye,
I see the lords of humankind pass by.
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.
