Fear guides more to their duty than gratitude; for one man who is virtuous from the love of virtue, from the obligation he thinks he lies under to the Giver of all, there are ten thousand who are good only from their apprehension of punishment. Oliver Goldsmith More Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith More Quotes From Oliver Goldsmith The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. Oliver Goldsmith use-it-or-lose-it speech want A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond. Oliver Goldsmith home country travel The mind is ever ingenious in making its own distress. Oliver Goldsmith psychology mind science 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. Oliver Goldsmith reading friendship book As boys should be educated with temperance, so the first greatest lesson that should be taught them is to admire frugality. It is by the exercise of this virtue alone they can ever expect to be useful members of society. Oliver Goldsmith lessons exercise boys If one wishes to become rich they must appear rich. Oliver Goldsmith rich appearance wish Those who think must govern those that toil. Oliver Goldsmith toil thinking Life at the greatest and best is but a froward child, that must be humored and coaxed a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over. Oliver Goldsmith life children fall Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies. Oliver Goldsmith witty funny lying The loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Oliver Goldsmith laughter mind laughing Every absurdity has a champion to defend it. Oliver Goldsmith absurdity champion Whatever mitigates the woes, or increases the happiness of others, is a just criterion of goodness; and whatever injures society at large, or any individual in it, is a criterion of iniquity. Oliver Goldsmith woe individuality happiness Villainy, when detected, never gives up, but boldly adds impudence to imposture. Oliver Goldsmith impudence giving-up add The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Oliver Goldsmith laughter dog wind An Englishman fears contempt more than death. Oliver Goldsmith englishmen contempt The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves. Oliver Goldsmith conscious humanity world Thus love is the most easy and agreeable, and gratitude the most humiliating, affection of the mind. We never reflect on the man we love without exulting in our choice, while he who has bound us to him by benefits alone rises to our ideas as a person to whom we have in some measure forfeited our freedom. Oliver Goldsmith gratitude love-is men Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our emperors, capable of behaving with just subordination to our superiors, and grateful dependents on heaven; by this we become fonder of marriage, in order to be capable of exacting obedience from others in our turn; by this we become good magistrates, for early submission is the truest lesson to those who would learn to rule. By this the whole state may be said to resemble one family. Oliver Goldsmith grateful heaven order We are all sure of two things, at least; we shall suffer and we shall all die. Oliver Goldsmith destiny suffering two Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature. Oliver Goldsmith politeness good-nature results
