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Sydney Smith Quotes


Brief author info: Sydney Smith (1771-1845) English clergyman, wit, essayist.


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No furniture so charming as books.
You never expected justice from a company, did you? They have neither a soul to lose, nor a body to kick.
Let onions lurk within the bowl And, scarce-suspected, animate the whole
I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave.
Serenely full, the epicure would say, Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,-nothing so expensive as glory.
Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.
Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient.
Praise is the best diet for us, after all.



Inspirational Quote
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.


Wise Quote
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Life Quote
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends.
Relationship Quote
The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

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