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Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
English Clergyman
Born: Jun 3, 1771
Died: Feb 22, 1845
Always Great Life Never Will You
Related authors: Charles Kingsley George Whitefield John Wesley Matthew Henry Thomas Becket Thomas Fuller William Inge William Pollard
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can. Sydney Smith
You Mistakes Nothing Only Because Greatest Little
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. Sydney Smith
Day Great Courage Every Day World Great Deal Men First Lost Every Obscure Talent Deal Making Effort Timidity Sends Want Little Them Whose Graves
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. Sydney Smith
Marriage Punishing Directions Joined Between Always Opposite Often Anyone Cannot Moving Them Separated Who Resembles Pair
Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship. Sydney Smith
Life Friendship My Life Looking All My Life Madam Been Person Eternal Disliked Swear Us Who Let Us Gravy
Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed. Sydney Smith
Nature You Will Whatever Never Talent Line Intended Succeed Your Desert Keep
To business that we love we rise bedtime, and go to't with delight. Sydney Smith
Love Business Rise Delight Bedtime Go
What you don't know would make a great book. Sydney Smith
Great You Book Great Book Would Know Make
It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue. Sydney Smith
Good Virtue Shame Generous Safest Ready Always Moderately Just Anything Gained Flexible Base
Live always in the best company when you read. Sydney Smith
Best You Live Read Always Company
Bishop Berkeley destroyed this world in one volume octavo; and nothing remained, after his time, but mind; which experienced a similar fate from the hand of Mr. Hume in 1737. Sydney Smith
Time World Fate Mind Nothing Bishop Destroyed Berkeley Similar Remained Volume His Hand Experienced After Which
No man can ever end with being superior who will not begin with being inferior. Sydney Smith
Man Will Superior End Begin Inferior Being Who Ever
As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen. Sydney Smith
Women Men Three Say Sexes Clergymen French
To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can. Sydney Smith
World Worth Thinking Cold Back Danger Must Through Well Doing Jump Scramble Anything Stand

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