523 Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith

Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.

True wisdom consists of tracing effects to their causes.

And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep?

Taste is the power of relishing or rejecting whatever is offered for the entertainment of the imagination.

The life of man is a journey; a journey that must be traveled, however bad the roads or the accommodation.

He watched and wept and prayed and felt for all

Fine declamation does not consist in flowery periods, delicate allusions of musical cadences, but in a plain, open, loose style, where the periods are long and obvious, where the same thought is often exhibited in several points of view.

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.

The dog, to gain some private ends, / Went mad and bit the man.