I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.


Ch. 1, opening lines. - The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)

Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only...

I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only...

I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only...

I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only...