Sydney Smith

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not read more

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being read more

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.