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Sydney Smith quotes

English Clergyman June 3, 1771 – February 22, 1845

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Sydney Smith quote: "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. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "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. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "What you don't know would make a great book."
What you don't know would make a great book. Sydney Smith
In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "No furniture is so charming as books."
No furniture is so charming as books. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones."
Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones. Sydney Smith
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. Sydney Smith
The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "Heaven never helps the men who will not act."
Heaven never helps the men who will not act. Sydney Smith
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. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you..."
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "I always fear that creation will expire before teatime."
I always fear that creation will expire before teatime. Sydney Smith
I am glad you like what I said of Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (prison and mental hospital reformer). She is very unpopular with the clergy; examples of living, active virtue disturb our repose and give one to distressing comparisons; we long to burn her alive. Sydney Smith
The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not to supply the intellect, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions. Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith quote: "Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of..."
Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up. Sydney Smith

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