Sydney Smith

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.

One of the best methods of rendering study agreeable is to live
with able men, and to suffer all read more

One of the best methods of rendering study agreeable is to live
with able men, and to suffer all those pangs of inferiority which
the want of knowledge always inflicts.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always read more

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them.

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that read more

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 possibilities.