John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4349 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4349 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | She Stoops to Conquer. Act i. |