“The volume of Nature is the book of knowledge.”
Quote by Oliver Goldsmith
Work
The Beauties of Goldsmith
This compilation includes a variety of works by Oliver Goldsmith, a prominent 18th-century English writer, featuring his renowned essays and poems that are celebrated for their humor and literary finesse. more
Author
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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“And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.”
Source: Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson and William Shenstone
Source: The Miscellaneous Works: Letters from a citizen of the world, to his friend in the East. A familiar introduction to the study of natural history
“It is not easy to recover an art when once lost.”
Source: The Miscellaneous Works: The bee. Essays. An inquiry into the present state of polite learning in Europe. Prefaces and introductions
“How wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.”
Source: The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith
“To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose.”
Source: The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Poetical works. Dramas. The vicar of Wakefield
Source: Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With a New Life of the Author
“In proportion as society refines, new books must ever become more necessary.”
Source: Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With a New Life of the Author
Source: The works of Oliver Goldsmith. 2: Enquiry into the present state of polite learning; The citizen of the world