Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.
Tag: Sydney Smith
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave.
He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.