Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smithwas an English wit, writer and Anglican cleric...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth3 June 1771
alliance dangerous deal errors extensive great obtain truth
Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation.
greatest mistakes
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.
great
What you don't know would make a great book.
greatness men people
Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.
cute-love great happiness love loved sweet-love
To love and be loved is the great happiness of existence.
existence greatest happiness love loved
To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence
courage deal great lost talent
A great deal of talent is lost in the world for want of courage.
man minutes together
I never could find any man who could think for two minutes together
grave healthy relish
I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave
book man prejudices reviewing
I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so
body cover exposed intellect mind
Not body enough to cover his mind decently with; his intellect is improperly exposed
cannot dined fate harm today
Serenely full, the epicure would say, Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today
believe except figures
Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was so fallacious as facts, except figures
intended nature thousand worse
Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing