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Sydney Smith on Character

1771–1845 England

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5 quotes

Daniel Webster struck me much like a steam-engine in trousers.

Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)

There is no man suddenly either excellently good or extremely evil.

Manners are the shadows of virtues; the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love, and respect.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)

He [Macaulay] is like a book in breeches.

Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sydney Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.