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America1 quote
In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue?... Under which of the old tyrannical governments of Europe is every sixth man a slave, whom his fellow-creatures may buy, and sell and torture? — Sydney Smith · 1820Books1 quote
No furniture so charming as books. — Sydney Smith · 1845Criticism of America1 quote
In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue?... Under which of the old tyrannical governments of Europe is every sixth man a slave, whom his fellow-creatures may buy, and sell and torture? — Sydney Smith · 1820Kids these days1 quote
That sign of old age: extolling the past at the expense of the present. — Sydney Smith · 1845Marriage1 quote
Did you ever hear my definition of marriage? It is, that it resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they can not be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them. — Sydney Smith · 1845Old age1 quote
That sign of old age: extolling the past at the expense of the present. — Sydney Smith · 1845Scotland1 quote
That knuckle-end of England—that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur. — Sydney Smith · 1845The past1 quote
That sign of old age: extolling the past at the expense of the present. — Sydney Smith · 1845