Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.

Quote by George Dennison Prentice

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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.

It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with...

It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

Money is only a human invention. I get paid for my work, it's a system...

Money is only a human invention. I get paid for my work, it's a system...

Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention...

Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention...

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others'...

One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time and in others'...

But when the pen is in his hand he has to write by itch and...

But when the pen is in his hand he has to write by itch and...

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

In the Phaedrus, Plato argued that the new arrival of writing would revolutionize culture for...

In the Phaedrus, Plato argued that the new arrival of writing would revolutionize culture for...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...

Language achieves soul only when it's applied as a tool, used by those who imbue...