Goldwin Smith Quotes and its meanings

Goldwin Smith has written on many topics. Some of the topics he has discussed most are as follows;

Architecture Beauty Poetry Strength Sympathy

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does Goldwin Smith write about?

Goldwin Smith has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about architecture, beauty, poetry, strength & sympathy. People always share Architecture quotes, Beauty quotes, poetry, strength & sympathy from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Goldwin Smith?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Goldwin Smith.

  • Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.
  • Yet for my part, deeply as I am moved by the religious architecture of the Middle Ages, I cannot honestly say that I ever felt the slightest emotion in any modern Gothic church.
  • As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper.
  • The Roman legions were formed in the first instance of citizen soldiers, who yet had been made to submit to a rigid discipline, and to feel that in that submission lay their strength.
  • The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect or party.