187 ordspråk av Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith föddes den November 10th 1730 och dog den 4 April 1774 - Irish writer
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 `Did I say so?' replied he coolly; `to be sure, if I said so, it was so.' |
| `The Republic of Letters' is a very common expression among the Europeans. |
| A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity. |
| A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. |
| 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 |
| A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation. |
| A night-cap decked his brows instead of bay, / A cap by night - a stocking all the day! |
| A pampered menial. |
| A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home. |
| All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little |
| All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little |
| An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man. |
| And e'en his failings leaned to Virtue's side. |
| And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. |
| And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree |
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Proverb (1469552 st) Search
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Authors (167535 st) Search
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Born (10495 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
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