Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes


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.


Citations

Smith, Logan Pearsall. Afterthoughts. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931.

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Logan Pearsall Smith
  • Born: October 18, 1865
  • Died: March 2, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Essayist, Critic, Autobiographer

Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born British essayist and critic. Harvard and Oxford educated, he was known for his aphorisms and epigrams, and was an expert on 17th Century divines. His Words and Idioms made him an authority on correct English language usage. He wrote his autobiography, Unforgotten Years, in 1938.