The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves.
Oliver GoldsmithTo the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise.
Oliver GoldsmithWhatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a character from posterity.
Oliver GoldsmithPopular glory is a perfect coquette; her lovers must toil, feel every inquietude, indulge every caprice, and perhaps at last be jilted into the bargain. True glory, on the other hand, resembles a woman of sense; her admirers must play no tricks. They feel no great anxiety, for they are sure in the end of being rewarded in proportion to their merit.
Oliver Goldsmith