Sydney Smith ( 10 of 30 )
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?
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.
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.
We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
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.
Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? how did
it exist? I am glad I read more
Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? how did
it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.
He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.
He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop.
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.
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.
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
