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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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In love matters; keep your pen from paper.
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Dip your pen into your arteries and write.
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Into love and out again, Thus I went and thus I go. Spare your voice, and hold your pen: Well and bitterly…
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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor…
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If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.
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The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.
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Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak…
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You say often you wish a library; here I gif you one; for between these two lids (he meant covers) is many…
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