Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible. – Sydney Smith
In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible. – Sydney Smith
In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith
He has spent all his life in letting down empty buckets into empty wells; and he is frittering away his age in trying to draw them up again. – Sydney Smith
We know nothing of tomorrow; our business is to be good and happy today. – Sydney Smith