Not body enough to cover his mind decently with; his intellect is
improperly exposed.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 258
improperly exposed.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 258
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of which his nature is capable,
and die with the consciousness that he has done his... - Macaulay is like a book in breeches.... He has occasional flashes
of silence,
that make his conversation perfectly delightful. ... - We cultivate literature on a little oatmeal.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-
Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p.... - Ah, you flavour everything; you are the vanilla of society.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir... - As the French say, there are three sexes,--men, women,
and clergymen. -- Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady... - Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,--nothing so expensive as glory.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir... - It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for
the faith that is within him.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir... - It requires a surgical operation to get a joke well into a Scotch
understanding.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
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temperament.
Henry van... - What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers
May be heaven's distant lamps.
Henry W. Longfellow (1807-1882) --... - The Titanic was insured for only over three million dollars.
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emptiness form... - You have entered a room with paintings allong the north and south
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sides. The paintings are all beautiful sunrises...
