George D. Prentice Quotes

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It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.

George D. Prentice
Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as if they could never be anything else.

George D. Prentice
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.

George D. Prentice
Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

George D. Prentice
It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.

George D. Prentice
It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

George D. Prentice
A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

George D. Prentice
Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.

George D. Prentice
The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

George D. Prentice
Time knows not the weight of sleep or weariness, and night's deep darkness has no chain to bind his rushing pinion.

George D. Prentice
The waves Of the mysterious death-river moaned; The tramp, the shout, the fearful thunder-roar Of red-breathed cannon, and the wailing cry Of myriad victims, filled the air.

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In New York City, the common bats fly only at twilight. Brick-bats fly at all hours.

George D. Prentice
Some men give as little light in the world as a farthing tallow candle, and when they expire, leave as bad an odor behind them.

George D. Prentice