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Oliver Goldsmith quotes

Irish Poet November 10, 1730 – April 4, 1774

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Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field..."
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing..."
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "The jests of the rich are ever successful."
The jests of the rich are ever successful. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too,..."
Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only..."
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting. Oliver Goldsmith
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "They say women and music should never be dated."
They say women and music should never be dated. Oliver Goldsmith
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in..."
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in..."
Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be..."
A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a..."
All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength..."
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities..."
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Where commerce and capitalism are invloved, often times,..."
Where commerce and capitalism are invloved, often times, morality and honor sink to the bottom-Oliver Goldsmith paraphrased Oliver Goldsmith

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