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
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.
enemy opponents enthusiasm
Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.
real evil encounters
Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.
motivational success perseverance
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
love friendship birthday
I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
inspirational life change
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
bit gain mad private
The dog, to gain some private ends, / Went mad and bit the man.
disorder doctor doctors last
The doctor found, when she was dead, her last disorder mortal.
both degree dog dogs low town
And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree
bad however journey life man roads
The life of man is a journey; a journey that must be traveled, however bad the roads or the accommodation.