Oliver Goldsmith
(10 Nov 1730 - 4 Apr 1774)

Irish-English writer and playwright.

Science Quotes by Oliver Goldsmith (1)

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
Essays, on Miscellaneous Subjects (1818), 198.
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