Sydney Smith was an American writer and an Anglican cleric as well. He was born in a wealthy family to a merchant in England. He was extremely wealthy and once owned as many as 19 different estates in England. His mother suffered from epilepsy. His entire family was intellectual and blessed with some talent or the other.
Along with his younger brother, he went ... Sydney Smith biography|
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As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: sexes clergymen three women french |
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Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: small invention clothes before correspondences |
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Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: fault after private sometime possible |
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Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: time hallow great people their |
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Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: great courage ignorant order things |
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He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful. (Sydney Smith) Related concepts: silence perfectly flashes delightful conversation |
