<P> The accompanying spoken blessing , `` live long and prosper '' -- `` dif - tor heh smusma '' in the Vulcan language ( as spoken in Star Trek : The Motion Picture ) -- also appeared for the first time in `` Amok Time '' , scripted by Theodore Sturgeon . The less - well - known reply is `` peace and long life '' , though it is sometimes said first , with `` live long and prosper '' as the reply . The phrase has been seen abbreviated `` LLAP '' . </P>
<P> The accompanying spoken blessing , `` live long and prosper '' -- `` dif - tor heh smusma '' in the Vulcan language ( as spoken in Star Trek : The Motion Picture ) -- also appeared for the first time in `` Amok Time '' , scripted by Theodore Sturgeon . The less - well - known reply is `` peace and long life '' , though it is sometimes said first , with `` live long and prosper '' as the reply . The phrase has been seen abbreviated `` LLAP '' . </P>
when did spock first say live long and prosper
when did spock first say live long and prosper
Amok Time
Amok Time