Not who you're looking for? Others named Sydney Smith: English wit, writer, Anglican cleric (1771-1845) · cricketer (1881-1963) · English cricketer (1892-?) · British politician (1885-1984)
“When I hear any man talk of an unalterable law, the only effect it produces upon me is to convince me that he is an unalterable fool.”
“He not only overflowed with learning but stood in the slops.”
“Truth is its [justice's] handmaid, freedom is its child, peace is its companion, safety walks in its steps, victory follows in its train; it is the brightest emanation from the Gospel; it is the greatest attribute of God.”
“I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
“Did you ever hear my definition of marriage? It is, that it resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they can not be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.”
“A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.”
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