Sydney Smith1771–1845The quotations of
Sydney Smith
English wit, writer, Anglican cleric
1771–1845
28 quotes, most often on Clever Jabs, Comedy and Friendship.
Serenely full, the epicure would say,
Fate cannot harm me, I have dined today.Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 11, “Recipe for Salads”, p. 426Let onion atoms lurk within the bowl
And, scarce suspected, animate the whole.Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 11, “Recipe for Salads”, p. 426
