Quote#World
Measures, not men, have always been my mark
Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Good-Natur'd Man (1768), Act II..
English (original)
Measures, not men, have always been my mark.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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