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Author: Don Marquis

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Money Habits

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Characteristics Time Punctuality Subordinates Virtue

He worked like hell in the country so he could live in the city, where he worked like hell so he could live in the country.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

America Places Work City

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

People Success World

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child’s parent or grandparent.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Characteristics Children Family Grandparents Influence

I would rather start a family than finish one.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Family

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Characteristics Honesty Profitable

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Age Health Middle age

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Characteristics Past Time Procrastination

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that’s read by persons who move their lips when they’re reading to themselves.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Communication Reading/Writing

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Government Ideas Intelligence Politicians Wrong

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Arms Ideas Intelligence Instinct Trigger

Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Alcohol Beer Food/Drink Government Prohibition

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Mistakes Money Ancestors

Science has always been too dignified to invent a good backscratcher.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Science/Weather Things Backscratcher

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

People Bores

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Beliefs People World

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Books Communication Reading/Writing Echo Grand Canyon Rose petal Verse

Some persons are likable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Don Marquis

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Characteristics Honesty People

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