It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.
Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning. - George D. Prentice
Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning.
- 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
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. - George D. Prentice
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life. - George D. Prentice
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.
There is a realm where the rainbow never fades - George D. Prentice
There is a realm where the rainbow never fades
It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, o… - George D. Prentice
It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, o…
We are in favor of tolerance, but it is a very difficult thing to tolerate the intolerant and impossible to tolerate the intolerable. - George D. Prentice
We are in favor of tolerance, but it is a very difficult thing to tolerate the intolerant and impossible to tolerate the intolerable.
Some men's ugliness is hard to beat. - George D. Prentice
Some men's ugliness is hard to beat.
A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers. - George D. Prentice
A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers.
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