It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those who can confer honor by their praise, in spite of all false philosophy, is sweet to every human heart; but as eminence can be but…

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...

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

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

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...

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to...

It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to...

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

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

To love and be loved is the great happiness of existence.

To love and be loved is the great happiness of existence.

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...

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

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

That sign of old age, extolling the past at the expense of the present.

That sign of old age, extolling the past at the expense of the present.

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...

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that...

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that...

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

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...

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,...

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...

Bishop Berkeley destroyed this world in one volume octavo; and nothing remained, after his time,...

Bishop Berkeley destroyed this world in one volume octavo; and nothing remained, after his time,...

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

Praise is the best diet for us, after all

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.

Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the...

Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the...

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

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