The true use of speech is not so much to express o · Oliver Goldsmith

How small, of all that human hearts endure,

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

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Oliver Goldsmith

1728-11-10 — 1774-04-04 · Elphin

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, poet, and physician. He is best known for his novel "The Vicar of Wakefield" and his play "She Stoops to Conquer". Goldsmith was a member of London's literary society and a close friend of prominent figures such as Samuel Johnson.