American - Writer | October 18, 1865 - March 2, 1946
If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.
Logan Pearsall Smith
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Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
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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 mankind achieve the second.
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It is through the cracks in our brains that ecstasy creeps in.
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People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
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It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.
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If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul.
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A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
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What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?
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The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.
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How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?
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The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.
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