John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4284 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4284 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | They please, are pleas’d; they give to get esteem, Till seeming blest, they grow to what they seem. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Traveller. Line 266. |
| Note 1. The character of the French. [back] |