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Quotes by Sydney Smith

"I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave."
By Sydney Smith
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"Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything."
By Sydney Smith
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"Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out."
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"There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all."
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"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."
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"Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation."
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"Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything."
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"You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave."
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"Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed."
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"Live always in the best company when you read."
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"What would the world do without tea? - how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea."
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"It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him."
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"Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence."
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"Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, and you will be ten thousands times worse than nothing."
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"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 timi"
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"He not only overflowed with learning, he stood in the slop."
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"Whatever you are by nature, keep to it never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed."
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"Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence."
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"It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him."
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"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can."
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"A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage."
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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals."
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"Live always in the best company when you read."
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"Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtai"
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"You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave"
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