Quote by Sydney Smith
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little c

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

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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith

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Happiness
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The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well-kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor keep the fasts. – Sydney Smith

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Fasting
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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

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They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. – Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive

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The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. – Sonya Friedman

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Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. – Norman Vincent Peale

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