MRS. HARDCASTLE: See me, how calm I am.
MISS NEVILLE: Ay, people are generally calm at the misfortunes of others.
Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774) Irish poet, playwright, novelist
She Stoops to Conquer, Act 3, sc. 1 (1773)
Added on 19-Apr-16 | Last updated 19-Apr-16
Link to this post
Topics: calm, dispassionate, misfortune, others, unsympathetic
More quotes by Goldsmith, Oliver Possibly related quotations