Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,—nothing so expensive as glory.

Avoid shame, but do not seek glory,—nothing so expensive as glory.

Sydney Smith

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What turned up: Lady Holland's Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition; Lady Holland's Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.; Wording and named work checked in published reference; excerpt.
Work: Lady Holland's Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Lady Holland's Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition; Lady Holland's Memoir. Vol. i. p. 88.; Wording and named work checked in published reference; excerpt.

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