Quotes of Sydney Smith

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It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what you can.

- Sydney Smith

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“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever. ”

- John Bytheway

“ We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ”

- Andre Gide

“ There are no trips to your past that are free ”

- Michalopoulos Angelos

“ The love we say we feel for another is, in most cases, just a selfish hunt for our own happiness. ”

- Tatjana Ostojic

“ If you suddenly stumble upon the right door, you will not be able to recognize that it is right. ”

- Osho

“ Enmity builds walls; love builds bridges. Enlightenment is the highway to world peace. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ With love comes the risk of losing it. With love comes the risk of getting burnt with it. When love burns, it consumes even the soul. ”

- Jyoti Arora

“ How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em. ”

- Shel Silverstein

“ Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go. ”

- Randall Munroe

“ I thought it (love) meant like you hold out your hand and someone takes it, holds it hard, and pulls you safe from the river. You talk. You tell him bits of yourself. You say here's where I hurt and you give it to him and he holds it and gives you where he hurts in return and you hold it and that's how you learn to love. ”

- Elizabeth George

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope. ”

- Nelson Mandela

“ I was watching the first raindrops falling down on the porous ground. Each drop disappeared eagerly into the sand without any hesitations. The Earth, in turn, embraced it warmly like it has gotten back something precious that once belonged to it. I, somehow, thought that this particular image suited more our story than anything else ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ You don't need a million dollars in the bank. You just have to have passion, hustle and drive ”

- Daymond John

“ An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ”

- William Bernbach

“ A failure is always in the passenger seat in his or her life. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ sometimes the unknown is better for all involved ”

- Azelene Williams

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ The only shortcut I have found to life is to sharpen my teeth on the bones of the wise. ”

- Vic Stah Milien