I have, alas, only one illusion left, and that is the Archbishop of Canterbury. - Sydney Smith

The object of preaching is, constantly to remind mankind of what mankind are constantly forgetting; not to supply the defects of human intelligence, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions.

Jika anda membuat seseorang bahagia hari ini,
Anda juga membuat dia berbahagia dua puluh tahun lagi, saat ia mengenang peristiwa itu.

The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.