Oliver Goldsmith Statue

I don’t really get this one… this statue is place at the entrance to Trinity College and they see fit to dedicate a Dorm to this guy also (Goldsmith Hall) but when i checked up on his Biography he was a decidedly underwhelming person and frankly a bit of a waster it seems… so why the statue?
Perhaps he is there because Goldsmith was the first «real» college student… he partied 18^th century style. and busked across Europe (Perhaps they had interail tickets then?)
I mean this guy wrote the book on how to be a student. he had bad grades. became addicted to gambling and drink. played the flute and wrote poetry — because HE wanted to…
i guess to sum it up i found this on wikipedia… i can say its true but it describes his character quite well
«Goldsmith was described by contemporaries as prone to envy, a congenial but impetuous and disorganised personality who once planned to emigrate to America but failed because he missed his ship.»
Yea i can see that in the sculpture.