Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith
He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. – Sydney Smith

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. – Sydney Smith
He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. – Sydney Smith
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
Correspondences are like small clothes before the invention of suspenders; it is impossible to keep them up. – Sydney Smith