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Sydney Smith Quotes: People who love only once in their lives are shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom, or their lack of imagination
         

People who love only once in their lives are shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom, or their lack of imagination


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The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.



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A man who wishes to make his way in life could do no better than go through the world with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand.



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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.



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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.





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