Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.

Oliver Goldsmith

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

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

Oliver Goldsmith

Tenderness is a virtue.

Oliver Goldsmith