What did George D. Prentice mean by: He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits. - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA Copy
+ A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Funny, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ There is a realm where the rainbow never fades Feraz Zeid, July 21, 2023December 12, 2023, George D. Prentice, Fades, Rainbow, Realms, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ A friend you have to buy won’t be worth what you pay for him. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Friendship, Funny, Humor, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can’t understand his own meaning. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Profound, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Pins, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Possession, Self, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ Prejudice is the twin of illiberality. Feraz Zeid, September 20, 2023December 24, 2023, George D. Prentice, Prejudice, Twins, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
+ Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George D. Prentice, Debt Free, 0 - George D. Prentice Journalist · USA
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Where judgment has wit to express it, there’s the best orator. - William Penn Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · England
Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason. Explain - Luc de Clapiers Philosopher · France
I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts. - W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom