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«The writer does the most good who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.»
«Married couples resemble a pair of scissors, often moving in opposite directions, yet punishing anyone who gets in between them.»
«A great deal of talent is lost in the world for want of courage.»
«I couldn't see [the ball] coming and I didn't know where it was.»
«They wanted to help for [surgery costs] and anything that would help me, like glasses. It was so supportive and really nice. It's so nice to know that they cared that much and wanted me to get better.»
«[Doctors] said I'm going to have this all my life probably.»
«I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave»
«No man can ever end with being superior who will not begin with being inferior»
«Not body enough to cover his mind decently with; his intellect is improperly exposed»
«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 the lot of a few, patience of obscurity is a»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
| About:
Honor,
Philosophy,
Praise
| Keywords:
confer, eminence, natural philosophy
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