What did Oliver Goldsmith mean by: How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease! Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland Copy
True generosity is a duty as indispensably necessary as those imposed on us by law. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Duty, Generosity, Law, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
To husband out life’s taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Preservation, Reflection, Rest, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Actions, Influence, Integrity, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Thus ’tis with all; their chief and constant care Is to seem everything but what they are. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Appearance, Deception, Identity, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
A mind too vigorous and active, serves only to consume the body to which it is joined. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Balance, Mental, Physical, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Celebration, Humor, Legacy, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
Of all kinds of ambition, that which pursues poetical fame is the wildest Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Ambition, Fame, Poetry, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Oliver Goldsmith, Authenticity, Beauty, Love, 0 Oliver Goldsmith Playwright and novelist · Ireland
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living. Walter J. Phillips Artist · Canada
For in a dearth of comforts, we art taught To be contented with the least. William Davenant Playwright · England
