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Sydney Smith has 73 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and…
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Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God.
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When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince me that…
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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone…
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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves…
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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards;…
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Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
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Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not…
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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you…
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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
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It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that…
— Karl Barth
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The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right…
— Samuel Butler
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As long as you represent me as praising alcohol I shall not complain. It is, I believe, the greatest of human inventions,…
— H. L. Mencken
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When you are praising, when you are appreciating, when you are acknowledging value, when you are looking for positive aspects, when you…
— Esther Hicks
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In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
— Cleopatra
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Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves…
— Richard Rohr
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Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first.
— Billy Sunday
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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to…
— Pope John Paul II
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An extra pressure, a silent rebuke, an unseen praising, a firm correction: all these passed between us as through telegraph wires.
— Unknown Author
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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone…
— John Dryden
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The Lord wants double edged artistry, praising God's name and setting things straight.
— Calvin Seerveld
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Knowing how to use your voice so it makes sense to your dog, using words in a way your dog can understand,…
— Unknown Author
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