Don Marquis

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ”

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality. ”

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

There is nothing so habit-forming as money. ”

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity. ”

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

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. ”

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it. ”

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience. ”

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