“ He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day. But he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again. Oliver Goldsmith
“ The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. Oliver Goldsmith
“ In all my wanderings through this world of care,In all my griefs -- and God has given my share --I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown,Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down;To husband out li… Oliver Goldsmith
“ I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine. Oliver Goldsmith
“ All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little. Oliver Goldsmith
“ Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves. Oliver Goldsmith
“ Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. Oliver Goldsmith
“ Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse. Oliver Goldsmith
“ Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! Oliver Goldsmith
“ The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowned with fruition. Oliver Goldsmith
