Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village, and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

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I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

AgeOliver Goldsmith

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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

TalkingOliver Goldsmith

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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

LifeOliver Goldsmith

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