Quote by Sydney Smith
In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-

In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith

Other quotes by Sydney Smith

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

Category:
Brevity
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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

Category:
Confidence
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Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face. – Sydney Smith

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Humankind
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Other Quotes from
Tea
category

I take pleasure in tea, appreciating it with my spirit and therefore cannot explain why. – Sen Joo

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Tea

I declare,… a man who wishes to make his way in life could do nothing better than go through the world with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand. – Sydney Smith, quoted in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith: Volume I by his d

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Tea

Deciding to spice up the morning by filling the kettle slightly past the recommended level, then thinking better of it. – Rob Temple, @SoVeryBritish (Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourse

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Tea

Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty. – James Norwood Pratt

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Tea

Random Quotes

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference. – Albert Camus

Category:
Courage

I think we felt the pressure more at first than this time around. But still you dont want to let anyone down. I never even met Patrick until we had a Christmas party at Ian McKellens house on the first movie and then I didnt see him again until the premiere. – Rebecca Romijn

Category:
Christmas

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. – Omar Khayyam

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Happiness

Only in death will I relinquish my belts. – Manny Pacquiao

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Death