People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors or to see themselves as others see them.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament not of income.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people and greatly assists the circulation of their blood.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

The old know what they want the young are sad and bewildered.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

There are few sorrows however poignant in which a good income is of no avail.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

There are two things to aim at in life: first to get what you want and after that to enjoy it.

— Logan Pearsall Smith

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.

— Logan Pearsall Smith