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Oliver Goldsmith quotes

Irish Poet November 10, 1730 – April 4, 1774

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Oliver Goldsmith quote: "The nakedness of the indignant world may be cloathed from the..."
The nakedness of the indignant world may be cloathed from the trimmings of the vain. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Every absurdity has a champion to defend it."
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like..."
If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we..."
There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long."
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to..."
Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Tenderness is a virtue."
Tenderness is a virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails. Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith quote: "Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with..."
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. Oliver Goldsmith

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