40 Quotes by George D. Prentice

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.

It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.

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

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

The waves Of the mysterious death-river moaned; The tramp, the shout, the fearful thunder-roar Of red-breathed cannon, and the wailing cry Of myriad victims, filled the air.

Remorseless time! fierce spirit of the glass and scythe, – what power can stay him in his silent course, or melt his iron heart with pity!

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

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

Time knows not the weight of sleep or weariness, and night’s deep darkness has no chain to bind his rushing pinion.