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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| 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. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. A favorite motto, which through life Mr. Smith inculcated on his family. [back] |
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