Oliver Goldsmith Quote

I... chose a wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.


Ch. 1. - The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)


I... chose a wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.

I... chose a wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.

I... chose a wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.

I... chose a wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.