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And learn the luxury of doing good.

And learn the luxury of doing good.

Oliver Goldsmith
Learning, Luxury, Doing Good
Oliver Goldsmith (1854). “The works of Oliver Goldsmith, ed. by P. Cunningham”, p.6

Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote. Who too deep for his hearers still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining: Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit.

Oliver Goldsmith
Nice, Party, Learning
'Retaliation' (1774) l. 29 (on Edmund Burke)

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.

Oliver Goldsmith
Learning, Skills, Sound
Oliver Goldsmith, John Mitford (1851). “The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith”, p.42

Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a character from posterity.

Oliver Goldsmith
Country, Learning, Character
Oliver Goldsmith (1834). “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”, p.11

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