George D. Prentice Quote

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.


Prenticeana: Or, Wit and Humor in Paragraphs (ed. 1871)


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...

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...

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...

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...