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.

Quote by George Dennison Prentice

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

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

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.

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half...

Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half...

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

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.

Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as...

Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.

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

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

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone...

Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone...

Love is the last relay and ultimate outposts of eternity.

Love is the last relay and ultimate outposts of eternity.

And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he...

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting...

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting...

Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.

Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant...

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant...

Love is my religion - I could die for it.

Love is my religion - I could die for it.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.