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I was ever of the opinion that the honest man who married and brought…

Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 1, opening lines..

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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.

— Oliver Goldsmith

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