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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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Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
— Robert Benchley
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The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls…
— Albert Camus
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We are tired of words, of betrayals, of indifference...they years are gone when the farm worker said nothing an did nothing to…
— Cesar Chavez
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When they took the Fourth Amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs. When they took the Sixth Amendment, I kept…
— Unknown Author
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Shakespeare said, nothing is either good nor bad but thinking makes it so
— Dyan Cannon
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If moral statements are about something, then the universe is not quite as science suggests it is, since physical theories, having said…
— David Berlinski
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I just didn't have anything to say, so I said nothing.
— Frank Robinson
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I remember nothing about it except a philological fact. My mother said nothing about the dragon, but pointed out that one could…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Freedom of speech is a great thing and we have said nothing that is not allowed.
— Geert Wilders
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After 48 years, I have said nothing.
— Gautama Buddha
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Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than…
— Austin Kleon
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A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your…
— Sam Haskins
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