Author: George Dennison Prentice

Quotes

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.

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 Dennison Prentice

There are many men whose tongues might govern multitudes if they could govern their tongues.

There are many men whose tongues might govern multitudes if they could govern their tongues.

- George Dennison Prentice

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

- George Dennison Prentice

A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.

A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.

- George Dennison 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.

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 Dennison Prentice

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