Sydney Smith

The church is the great lost and found department.

The church is the great lost and found department.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your read more

Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your reason if you live in the constant dread of laughter, that you can enjoy your life if you are in the constant terror of death.

Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the read more

Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?