I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little great men; all fancying themselves known to the rest of the world, and complimenting each other upon their extensive reputation.


The Citizen of the World Or Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friend in the East (ed. 1794)

Oliver Goldsmith Quotes

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little...

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little...

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little...

I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not produce ten or twelve little...