Maxioms by Sydney Smith
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to read more
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
The church is the great lost and found department.
The church is the great lost and found department.
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the read more
A wise man struggling with adversity is said by some heathen
writer to be a spectacle on which the gods might look down with
pleasure.
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was
actually twelve miles from a read more
My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was
actually twelve miles from a lemon.