What did Oliver Goldsmith mean by: The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition. - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland Copy
+ We are all sure of two things, at least; we shall suffer and we shall all die. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Destiny, Suffering, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Anniversary, Wedding, Wife, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Appearance, Crowns, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ People seek within a short span of life to satisfy a thousand desires, each of which is insatiable. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ Vain, very vain, my weary search to find That bliss which only centers in the mind. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Happiness, Mind, Vain, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ See me, how calm I am. Ay, people are generally calm at the misfortunes of others. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Calm, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can’t abide to disappoint myself. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Disappointment, Mind, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
+ A mind too vigorous and active, serves only to consume the body to which it is joined. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Active, Body, Mind, 0 - Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10% - Masaaki Hatsumi Martial artist · Japan
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
It’s exciting to take control of your future instead of waiting for the phone to ring. - Jennifer Westfeldt Actress
We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs. - William J. Clinton Politician · USA
The future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation. - William J. Clinton Politician · USA
It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit. - William Makepeace Thackeray Author · India
