65 ordspråk av Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
 Do not assume that because I am frivolous I am shallow; I don't assume that because you are grave you are profound |
| Don't tell me of facts, I never believe facts; you know Canning said nothing was so fallacious as facts, except figures |
| Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time. |
| For God's sake, do not drag me into another war! I am worn down, and worn out, with crusading and defending Europe, and protecting mankind; I must think a little of myself |
| Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time. |
| Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. |
| Having heard the bishop I am now convinced of the apostolic succession from Judas Iscariot |
| He (Macaulay) has occasional flashes of silence that make his conversation perfectly delightful |
| He deserves to be preached to death by wild curates |
| He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful. |
| Heaven never helps the men who will not act. |
| His enemies might have said before that he talked rather too much; but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful. |
| How can a bishop marry? How can he flirt? The most he can say is, "I will see you in the vestry after service |
| I couldn't see [the ball] coming and I didn't know where it was. |
| I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave |
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