“I armed her against the censures of the world, shewed her that books were sweet unreproaching companions to the miserable, and that… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Titles and mottoes to books are like escutcheons and dignities in the hands of a king. The wise sometimes condescend to accept… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
In a polite age almost every person becomes a reader, and receives more instruction from the Press than the Pulpit. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Fontenelle says he would… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Novels teach the youthful mind to sigh after happiness that never existed. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.” — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
In proportion as society refines, new books must ever become more necessary. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“As the reputation of books is raised not by their freedom from defect, but the greatness of their beauties, so should that… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I have seen her and sister cry over a book for an hour together, and they said, they liked the book the… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found, at last, to be of our own producing. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
How happy he who crowns in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
One man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the other with a wooden ladle. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The premises being thus settled, I proceed to observe that the concatenation of self-existence, proceeding in a reciprocal duplicate ratio, naturally produces a problematical… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Every acknowledgment of gratitude is a circumstance of humiliation; and some are found to submit to frequent mortifications of this kind, proclaiming what obligations… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
[T]here are depths of thousands of miles which are hidden from our inquiry. The only tidings we have from those unfathomable regions are by… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
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