"Kindheartedness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of money, it must also be remembered that he gave much of it away; and fortune lingers little with those whose ears are always open to a plausible tale of distress. Of his sensibility and genuine kindheartedness there is no doubt. And it is well to remember that most of the tales to his disadvantage come, not from his more distinguished companions, but from such admitted detractors as Hawkins and Boswell. It could be no mean individuality ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith • Oliver Goldsmith |
