No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand,...

Of Oliver Goldsmith:

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.

From Boswell, Life of Johnson, 1780

Samuel Johnson Quotes

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.

No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.