The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation |
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It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when they are reduced to the form of maxims or aphorisms ; and if this be true in general it is true ...
It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when they are reduced to the form of maxims or aphorisms ; and if this be true in general it is true ...
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... those exceptions do occur they are attributable to changes in the state of things or in the conduct of other men , not to any modification of the fixed and steadfast principles which governed the mind and the life of Sydney Smith .
... those exceptions do occur they are attributable to changes in the state of things or in the conduct of other men , not to any modification of the fixed and steadfast principles which governed the mind and the life of Sydney Smith .
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Even the enlightened mind of Jeffrey cannot shake off the illusion that myrtles flourished at Craig Crook . In vain I have represented to him that they are of the genus Carduus , and pointed out their prickly peculiarities .
Even the enlightened mind of Jeffrey cannot shake off the illusion that myrtles flourished at Craig Crook . In vain I have represented to him that they are of the genus Carduus , and pointed out their prickly peculiarities .
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A LOVE of equality is a very strong principle in a republic : therefore it does not tolerate hereditary honour or wealth ; and all the effect produced upon the minds of the people by this factitious power is lost , and the government ...
A LOVE of equality is a very strong principle in a republic : therefore it does not tolerate hereditary honour or wealth ; and all the effect produced upon the minds of the people by this factitious power is lost , and the government ...
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It is seldom , we suspect , that absolute dunces go to the Bay , but commonly men of active minds , and considerable talents in their various lines who have not learnt , indeed , the art of self - discipline and control , but who are ...
It is seldom , we suspect , that absolute dunces go to the Bay , but commonly men of active minds , and considerable talents in their various lines who have not learnt , indeed , the art of self - discipline and control , but who are ...
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| Cím | The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation |
| Szerző | Sydney Smith |
| Kiadás | újranyomás |
| Kiadó | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1869 |
| Eredeti forrása | Harvard Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2009. jan. 23. |
| Terjedelem | 355 oldal |
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