His enemies might have said before that he talked rather too much; but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful.
Sydney SmithMadam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.
Sydney SmithLife is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Sydney SmithManners are the shadows of virtues; the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love, and respect.
Sydney SmithA comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
Sydney SmithLucy, dear child, mind your arithmetic. You know in the first sum of yours I ever saw there was a mistake. You had carried two (as a cab is licensed to do), and you ought, dear Lucy, to have carried but one. Is this a trifle? What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors.
Sydney Smith