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«For God's sake, do not drag me into another war! I am worn down, and worn out, with crusading and defending Europe, and protecting mankind; I must think a little of myself»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
| Keywords:
crusade, crusades, crusading, defending, drag, protecting, The Crusades
«A life of knowledge is not often a life of injury and crime»
«Having heard the bishop I am now convinced of the apostolic succession from Judas Iscariot»
«I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury.»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
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archbishop, Archbishop of, archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury
«Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.»
«All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea as I feel at the sight of rich plum-cake or sweetmeats; I prefer the driest bread of common life.»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
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class feeling, driest, inspires, nausea, plum, plums
«Live always in the best company when you read.»
«Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.»
«We know nothing of tomorrow, our business is to be good and happy today.»
«Heaven never helps the men who will not act.»
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