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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4859 Sydney Smith 1771-1845 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4859
AUTHOR:Sydney Smith (1771–1845)
QUOTATION:Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,—nothing so expensive as glory. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Lady Holland’s Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.
 
Note 1.
A favorite motto, which through life Mr. Smith inculcated on his family. [back]