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

Quote by Sydney Smith

Topics: Sydney Smith Quotes

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,...

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

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

I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and...

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and...

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...

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

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

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

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,...

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...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

A mans biggest mistake is giving another man an opportunity to make his woman smile.

A mans biggest mistake is giving another man an opportunity to make his woman smile.