Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time.

Quote by Sydney Smith

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My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was eleven...

My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was eleven...

I never read a book before previewing it; it prejudices a man so.

I never read a book before previewing it; it prejudices a man so.

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

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.

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

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

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

The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not...

The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not...

What you don't know would make a great book.

What you don't know would make a great book.

Heat, ma'am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for...

Heat, ma'am! it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for...

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

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

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have...

No furniture is so charming as books.

No furniture is so charming as books.

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

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,...

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

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

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

Heaven never helps the men who will not act.

Heaven never helps the men who will not act.

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...

As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen.

As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen.