Source: The Deserted Village (1770), Line 51.
Oliver Goldsmith: Quotes about men
Oliver Goldsmith was Irish physician and writer. Explore interesting quotes on men.Source: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 29, Song, st. 1.
The Citizen of the World (1760–1761), Letter VII.
“Measures, not men, have always been my mark.”
Act II.
The Good-Natured Man (1768)
“Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.”
Source: The Traveller (1764), Line 386.
The Citizen of the World (1760–1761), Letter XV https://books.google.it/books?id=cIELAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44.
“A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.”
Source: Retaliation (1774), Line 63.