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I never read a book before previewing it; it prejudices a man so.
Sydney Smith
Man
Heaven never helps the men who will not act.
Sydney Smith
Men
Act
Heaven
Will
I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Sydney Smith
Illusion
I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.
Sydney Smith
Scotland
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
Courage
Being
Calamity
Order
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.
Sydney Smith
Men
Talent
Courage
Day
Effort
First
Timidity
Want
World
In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.
Sydney Smith
Idea
Pen
Style
Will
Word