• In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so much upon the opinion of his fellow men, he is constantly acting a studied part.

    Washington Irving: In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so much upon the opinion of his fellow men, he is constantly acting a studied part.
    Washington Irving (1866). “The Works of Washington Irving ...: Oliver Goldsmith; The sketch book”