Logan Pearsall SmithThinkers

The Aphorism is a salted and not a sugared almond at Reason’s feast.

The Aphorism is an x-ray of observation.

An Author is good not in what he says but in what he whispers.

A Bestseller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent.

A Book is good not for what it says, but for what it whispers.

The Daydreaming is of value because it is never anything more than a daydream — all too many of them would darken into nightmares were there any danger of their coming true.

Denunciation is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of their blood.

Ecstasy can only creeps in through the cracks in our brains.

Fashion is not capable of being ignored — He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave.

Fashion is crass — you cannot be both fashionable and first-rate.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

Life is a perpetual toothache.