Quote by Sydney Smith
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Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. – Sydney Smith

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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

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Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation. – Sydney Smith

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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. – Sydney Smith

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More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. – James Thomson

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Courage is a love affair with the unknown. – Osho

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A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die. – Les Brown

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I love Joan Collins. Shes a wonderful lady. She has such courage. Shes such a good actress. – Robert Wagner

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Riches and the things that are necessary in life are not evil in themselves. And all of us face cares and troubles in this life. The sin comes in the time and energy we spend in pursuing these things, at the expense of neglecting Christ. – David Wilkerson

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