151 Quotes by Sydney Smith

I always fear that creation will expire before teatime.

Partial Quote;“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage”.Full Quote; “A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort”.

That sign of old age, extolling the past at the expense of the present

A life of knowledge is not often a life of injury and crime

Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

Ah, you flavor everything; you are the vanilla of society

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.

There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.