Oliver Goldsmith Quote

Life at the greatest is but a froward child, that must be humor'd and coax'd a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.


The Good-Natured Man (1768)


Life at the greatest is but a froward child, that must be humor'd and coax'd a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.

Life at the greatest is but a froward child, that must be humor'd and coax'd a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.

Life at the greatest is but a froward child, that must be humor'd and coax'd a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.

Life at the greatest is but a froward child, that must be humor'd and coax'd a little till it falls asleep, and then all the care is over.