Logan Pearsall Smith ( 10 of 11 )
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy read more
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.
How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough read more
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?
What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for Beauty, and never see the Dawn!
What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for Beauty, and never see the Dawn!
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you.
Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you.
Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he's only trying on one face after another till he finds his read more
Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he's only trying on one face after another till he finds his own
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.
Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them.
Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them.
Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches
Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches
