All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for.

Quote by Logan Pearsall Smith

Topics: Hypocrisy Quotes, Reform Quotes

People before the public live an imagined life in the thought of others, and flourish...

People before the public live an imagined life in the thought of others, and flourish...

It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.

It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.

Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop...

Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop...

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people,...

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people,...

Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he's only trying on one face after...

Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he's only trying on one face after...

Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the...

Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the...

What is more enchanting than the voices of young people when you can't hear what...

What is more enchanting than the voices of young people when you can't hear what...

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

I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe...

I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe...

To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of...

To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of...

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power...

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power...

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest...

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.

If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that...

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...