A biography for Oliver Goldsmithhasn’t been written yet.
“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
“With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.”
“Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.”
“I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.”
“I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.”
“All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.”
“Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.”