Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield, his pastoral poem The Deserted Village, and his beloved comedy She Stoops to Conquer. A core member of Samuel Johnson's literary circle, his works remain comedic and moral treasures.
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Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Essayist & Poet of the Enlightenment
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Honor the extraordinary legacy of Oliver Goldsmith on November 10 with these curated quotes, philosophical reflections, and heartfelt tributes celebrating their monumental impact on Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Essayist & Poet of the Enlightenment.
“Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.”
“Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates, and men decay.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.”
“Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.”
“I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.”
“Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals.”
“Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.”
“Those who have the fewest resources in themselves are always the most anxious to borrow them from others.”
“O blest retirement, friend to life's decline, retreats from care, that never must be mine.”
Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Essayist & Poet of the Enlightenment
