Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.

Quote by Sydney Smith

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I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so

I never read a book before reviewing it - it prejudices a man so

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

The dearest things in the world are our neighbor's eyes; they cost everybody more than...

The dearest things in the world are our neighbor's eyes; they cost everybody more than...

The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well-kept, since the rich...

The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well-kept, since the rich...

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

Live always in the best company when you read.

Live always in the best company when you read.

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent....

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent....

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

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

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

To business that we love we rise bedtime, and go to't with delight.

To business that we love we rise bedtime, and go to't with delight.

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

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

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'