Quote by Sydney Smith
We know nothing of tomorrow; our business is to be good and happy

We know nothing of tomorrow; our business is to be good and happy today. – 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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Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect. – Sydney Smith

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