Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.
Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God. - Sydney Smith
Take short views, hope for the best and trust in God.
- Sydney Smith
Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face. - Sydney Smith
Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face.
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. - Sydney Smith
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only r… - Sydney Smith
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only r…
The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite poss… - Sydney Smith
The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite poss…
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. - Sydney Smith
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or … - Sydney Smith
Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or …
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory. - Sydney Smith
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory.
Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out. - Sydney Smith
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