Goldwin Smith Quotes

A collection of quotes by Goldwin Smith.

Goldwin Smith (1823-1910) was a British-Canadian historian, journalist, and educator. Born in England, he migrated to Canada in 1868 and became a prominent figure in Canadian intellectual and political circles. Smith held various academic positions, including professorships at the University of Oxford and Cornell University. He was known for his influential writings on British and Canadian history, as well as his advocacy for educational and political reforms. As a staunch critic of imperialism and champion of liberal ideas, Goldwin Smith played a significant role in shaping intellectual and political discourse in both Britain and Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or pre

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.

Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture

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 archi

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

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 citiz

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.