What did Oliver Goldsmith mean by: Even children follow’d with endearing wile, And pluck’d his gown, to share the good man’s smile. Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland Copy
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Authenticity, Deception, Performance, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
In two opposite opinions, if one be perfectly reasonable, the other can’t be perfectly right. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Reasonable, Truth, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
To be poor, and to seem poor, is a certain method never to rise. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Ambition, Perception, Poverty, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Achievement, Persistence, Resilience, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Admiration, Community, Wealth, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Generosity, Independence, Trust, 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. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Disappointment, Mind, Self, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Take a dollar from a thousand and it will be a thousand no more. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Devaluation, Impact, Loss, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too. Jean Craighead George
There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself. Jean Craighead George
The act of painting is about one heart telling another heart where he found salvation. Francisco Goya Painter · Spain
