Quotes by Sydney Smith

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can!

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.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

Heaven never helps the men who will not act.

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.