Quote by Sydney Smith
What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice a

What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion! – Sydney Smith

Other quotes by Sydney Smith

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty. – Sydney Smith

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Beauty
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In the country I always fear that creation will expire before tea-time. – Sydney Smith

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Tea
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Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life let us swear eternal friendship. – Sydney Smith

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Friendship
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Other Quotes from
Religion
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Im a believer. I dont go to church. I dont belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldnt write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief. – Nick Cave

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Religion

9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us. – Michelle Malkin

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Religion

Religion, you cant a handle on it, you just have to know or not know-people either believe or they dont believe. – Dennis Potter

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Religion

I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort. – Jewel

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Religion

Random Quotes

Sages speak of the immutable Tree of Life, with its tape root above and its branches below. – Bhagavad Gita

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Spirituality

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. – Jane Austen

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Humility

There were years when I was a beer and tequila guy, then I got real fat. And then I found that you could actually go on a diet and drink scotch. Then I got hooked on scotch, and if you get hooked on scotch, then everything else just tastes wrong. – Ron White

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diet

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Patience