An agreeable tour

No enjoyment, however inconsiderable, is confined to the present moment. A man is happier for life from having made once an agreeable tour, or lived for any length of time among pleasant people, or enjoyed any considerable interval of innocent pleasure.

~ Sydney Smith

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Talent and courage

A great deal of talent is lost in this world for the want of a little courage.

~ Sydney Smith

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