Oliver Goldsmith Quote

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.


An enquiry into the present state of polite learning in Europe (ed. 1774)


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...

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...

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...

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...