George D. Prentice quotes

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. (George D. Prentice)

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.

George D. Prentice

Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as if they could never be anything else.

George D. Prentice

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.

George D. Prentice

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

George D. Prentice

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 D. 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.

George D. Prentice

Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

George D. Prentice

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.

George D. Prentice

When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it's pretty certain that she has his.

George D. Prentice

A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point. (George D. Prentice)

George D. Prentice

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Occupation: American Editor
Born: December 18, 1802
Died: January 22, 1870
Quotes count: 11

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