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