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

As the French say, there are three sexes,--men, women, and clergymen.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 262

Ah, you flavour everything; you are the vanilla of society.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was actually twelve miles from a lemon.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
We cultivate literature on a little oatmeal. -- Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -
Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p....
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...
Not body enough to cover his mind decently with; his intellect is improperly exposed.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
That knuckle-end of England,--that land of Calvin, oat-cakes,
and sulphur. -- Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady...
The Smiths never had any arms, and have invariably sealed their letters with their thumbs.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,--nothing so expensive as glory.
Sydney Smith (1769-1845) -- Lady Holland's Memoir...