Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “There is an unspeakable pleasure…”

There is an unspeakable pleasure attending the life of a voluntary student. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)

Living Book, Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774), The Search

Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “The virtue which requires…”

The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)

Living Book, Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774), The Search

Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “To pursue trifles is the lot of humanity…”

To pursue trifles is the lot of humanity; and whether we bustle in a pantomime or strut at a coronation, whether we shout at a bonfire or harangue in a senate-house — whatever object we follow, it will at last surely conduct us to futility and disappointment. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)

Living Book, Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774), The Search

Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “Our greatest glory consists…”

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832), Living Book, The Seeker

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote – “Of that which belongs to a man…”

Of that which belongs to a man, he cannot rid himself, even though he were to throw it away. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)

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Regain True Self-Command

Even though we all know the harm it does to lash out at others, to launch an angry attack or act with cruel intent, we still tend to do these things anyway. The following insights help make clear why this happens to us and how we are made, in effect, to act against ourselves and those we love without really […]

Living Book, Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774), The Sacred

Oliver Goldsmith Quote – “Every mind seems capable of…”

Every mind seems capable of entertaining a certain quantity of happiness, which no institutions can increase, no circumstances alter, and entirely independent of fortune. Oliver Goldsmith (circa 1728 – 1774)