"To do anything in this world worth doing,……" — Sydney Smith
"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can."
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71 Quotes by Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith has 71 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men,…
- Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God.
- When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces on me is to convince…
- Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always…
- A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to…
- Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
- Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions…
- Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love…
- Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise…
- Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for,…
- A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
- Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
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