We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.
Alexander Smith
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
Alexander Smith
If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.
Alexander Smith
A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.
Alexander Smith
If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.
Alexander Smith
Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
Alexander Smith
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.