In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. β¨ Oliver Goldsmith, John Mitford (1851). The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, p.42
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- A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond. β¨ Oliver Goldsmith (1809). The Cit β¦ βΆ
- I can't say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well. β¨ Oliver Goldsmith, David Masson (1869). The Miscellaneous Works of β¦ βΆ
- Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity. β¨ Oliver Goldsmith (1803). The Beauties of Goldsmith, Or, The Complete Treasury of Genius: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, p.106
- A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad When he put on his clothes. β¨ 'Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog'
- There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
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