Quote by Sydney Smith
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can o

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can. – Sydney Smith

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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. – Sydney Smith

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

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Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence. – Juvenal

“I” cannot reach fulfillment without “thou.” The self cannot be self without other selves. Self-concern without other-concern is like a tributary that has no outward flow to the ocean. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967

Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime. – Martin Luther King,Jr., March 22, 1956

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