Quotes and Quotations

Memorable Quotes and quotations from Don Marquis

Don Marquis US humorist (1878 - 1937)


Don Marquis -
- An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.

Don Marquis -
- The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Don Marquis -
- Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Don Marquis -
- A pessimist is a person who has to listen to too many optimists.

Don Marquis -
- Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Don Marquis -
- Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Don Marquis -
- If a child shows himself to be incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity marry, and perpetuate his kind.

Don Marquis -
- Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Don Marquis -
- Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Don Marquis -
- The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

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

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

Don Marquis -
- Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.