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He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. - Syd

He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. – Sydney Smith

Other quotes by Sydney Smith

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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Brevity
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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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Happiness
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Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. – G.B. Shaw, “Maxims for Revolutionists,” 1898

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Originality is the art of concealing your source. – Franklin P. Jones

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Miscellaneous

Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution. – Edward Somers

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However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. – Henry David Thoreau

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