There is no man suddenly either excellently good or extremely evil.
Sydney Smith Quotes
1771–1845 England
Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English clergyman, critic, philosopher and wit.
- England
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- Critics
- Journalists
- Non-fiction authors
Also known as: Smith, Sydney
100 quotes
Take short views, hope for the best, and trust in God.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
The fox, when caught, is worth nothing: he is followed for the pleasure of following.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
That knuckle-end of England—that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulphur.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
I never could find any man who could think for two minutes together.
To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness of existence.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
I never read a book before reviewing it: it prejudices a man so.
What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
A life of knowledge is not often a life of injury and crime.
Pleasures of Knowledge. Quote reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)
Ah, you flavour everything; you are the vanilla of society.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
Live always in the best company when you read.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
Not body enough to cover his mind decently with; his intellect is improperly exposed.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sydney Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.