Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmithwas 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 Manand She Stoops to Conquer. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth10 November 1730
CountryIreland
creation modest whole
A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.
wise regret lying
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
men decay wealth
Wealth accumulates, and men decay.
pride charity faults
Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings lean'd to Virtue's side.
life children fall
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.
wise home taste
A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home.
lasts found circumstances
The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found, at last, to be of our own producing.
country travel home
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.
hope bait hook
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
friendship book reading
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.
inspirational life motivational
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
life travel journey
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
men littles little-things
Little things are great to little men.
country different politeness
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.