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Logan P. Smith

9 quotes

Logan P. Smith belongs to that rare category of people whose words are more famous than their biography. With equal ease, Logan P. Smith moved between Funny and Wisdom, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 11 quotes from Logan P. Smith, each offering a different angle on Funny, Wisdom, Truth, Success, and Sad. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?"

“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?”

— Logan P. Smith

Success

All Quotes by Logan P. Smith

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

— Logan P. Smith

Happiness

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

— Logan P. Smith

Sad

“If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.”

— Logan P. Smith

Funny

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

— Logan P. Smith

Funny

“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”

— Logan P. Smith

Courage

“We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.”

— Logan P. Smith

Funny

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

— Logan P. Smith

Age

“It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.”

— Logan P. Smith

Great

“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?”

— Logan P. Smith

Success