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The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#establish #excesses #far #first #first thing

The main problem is that for a boycott to be effective, you must first persuade thousands - maybe even millions of others - to go along, which is a lot of work and usually not successful. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#boycott #effective #even #first #go

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. ↗

— Lillian Smith

#asking #asking questions #die #learning #listening

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother. ↗

— Liz Smith

#call #encounter #enjoy #feel #groups

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

#being #eat #eaten #enough #escaped

A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

#amusement #flat #friendly #keeps #love

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

— Logan P. Smith

#acquaintances #boast #complain #kinds #need

Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

#good #live #most #people #proceeds

Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

#charm #charming #edge #lets #live

The mere process of growing old together will make our slightest acquaintances seem like bosom friends. ↗

— Logan Pearsall Smith

#bosom #friends #growing #growing old #like