George D. Prentice Quote

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.


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


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.

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.

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.

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.