“An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown.”
Quote by Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and physician. He is best known for his novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' and his plays 'She Stoops to Conquer' and 'The Good-Natur'd Man'. Goldsmith's works are characterized by their wit, humor, and moral depth. more
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Source: A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Source: The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith
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“While selfishness joins hands with no one of the virtues, benevolence is allied to them all.”
Source: The works of Oliver Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield, select poems and comedies, with intr., notes and a life by J.F. Waller
“See me, how calm I am. Ay, people are generally calm at the misfortunes of others.”
Source: Comedy of She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night. By Dr. Goldsmith. Adapted for Theatrical Representation, as Performed at the Theatres-royal Covent-Garden and Drury-Lane ... with the Life of the Author, and a Critique, by R. Cumberland, Esq
Source: Poems and essays
“The sports of children satisfy the child.”
Source: The works of Oliver Goldsmith, ed. by P. Cunningham
Source: An inquiry into the present state of polite learning. The Bee. History of Cyrillo Padovano. Life of Dr. Parnell. Life of Lord Bolingbroke. Prefaces and introductions