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George D. Prentice Quotes: Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point.
         

Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point.


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A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.



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A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.



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



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A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.



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Prejudice is the twin of illiberality.



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He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.



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Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.



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



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The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.





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Don't let your silly dreams fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall.



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And this is the simple truth - that to live is to feel oneself lost. He who accepts it has already begun to find himself to be on firm ground.



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Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.



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What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after.




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