Quote#Desire
Whenever I go anywhere I find persons in humble situations who smile…
Quote byGouverneur Morris · 1752–1816
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Bohemian San Francisco, Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes—The Elegant Art of Dining, 1914, by Clarence E. Edwords.
English (original)
Whenever I go anywhere I find persons in humble situations who smile at me and wish me well. I smile back and wish them well. It is because at some time or other I have tipped them. To me the system has never been an annoyance but a delightful opportunity for the exercise of tact and judgment.
— Gouverneur Morris
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