“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little coura...” — Sydney Smith Quote

“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.”

“Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time.”

“Solitude cherishes great virtues and destroys little ones.”

“You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage.”

“In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?”

“It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, with a little hope that has been nourished. Even if, of course, it's going to disappear, whatever touches one isn't lost forever.”