Sydney Smith

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated often moving…

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let…

What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and…

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is…

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible…

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession…

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and…

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little…

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities…

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to…