“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.”

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“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.”

— SYDNEY SMITH

English clergyman and wit · 1771 – 1845

Sydney Smith was an English clergyman and writer celebrated as one of the great wits of his day. He co-founded the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and was famed for his humorous essays, letters and celebrated sermons.

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