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Logan Pearsall Smith
People say that...
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Source: Afterthoughts, ...
There is one...
There is one thing that matters -- to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious...
How many of...
How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there a danger of their coming...
The indefatigable pursuit...
The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -- even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano...
How can they...
How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than 60 years got enough to eat and escaped being...
Don't laugh at...
Don't laugh at youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his...
All my life,...
All my life, as down an abyss without a bottom. I have been pouring van loads of information into that vacancy of...
Don't let young...
Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you.
The test of...
The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.
Source:...
The wretchedness of...
The wretchedness of being rich is that you live with rich people. To suppose, as we all suppose, that we could be rich...
Thank heaven, the...
Thank heaven, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it.
Source:...
If you are...
If you are losing your leisure, look out! You are losing your soul.
Source: In
If we're told...
If we're told that an odd piece of our china is worth a hundred pounds, - how rare its...
A slight touch...
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning...
The vitality of...
The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.
The denunciation of...
The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation...
Most people sell...
Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.
That we should...
That we should practice what we preach is generally admitted; but anyone who preaches what he and his hearers practice...
If you want...
If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.
Source: In
There are two...
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of...
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