Maxioms by Oliver Goldsmith
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting
'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting
'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.
Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
