"Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!"
- Oliver Goldsmith
About this Quote
This quote by Oliver Goldsmith talks to the power of literature to produce a world of charm and happiness that is often far removed from truth. He recommends that love and books can paint a photo of perfection that is more appealing than the real life, but that this can be deceptive and eventually damaging. He indicates that these stories of best love and happiness can offer individuals incorrect expectations of what life need to resemble, resulting in dissatisfaction and disillusionment when reality does not compare. Goldsmith's words remind us to be mindful of the power of literature to form our expectations and to be familiar with the distinction in between fiction and truth.
This quote is written / told by Oliver Goldsmith between November 10, 1730 and April 4, 1774. He/she was a famous Poet from Ireland.
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"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"
