In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith
What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion! – Sydney Smith
In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith
What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion! – Sydney Smith
Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face. – Sydney Smith
Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty. – Sydney Smith
…creases like the leathern boot of Tartar horsemen, curl like the dewlap of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by a zephyr, and be wet and soft like a forest floor newly swept by rain. – Luwuh, Chaking, regarding selection of the best quality tea leaves