“Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: age
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Publishing a volume of verse is like
“Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: poetry
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Every cloud has its silver lining but
“Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: funny
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An optimist is a guy that has
“An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: experience
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Procrastination is the art of keeping up
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: funny
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Punctuality is one of the cardinal business
“Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: business
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Age is not a particularly interesting subject.
“Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: age
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I would rather start a family than
“I would rather start a family than finish one.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: family
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Of middle age the best that can
“Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: age
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Happiness is the interval between periods of
“Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: happiness
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A pessimist is a person who has
“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.”
— Don Marquis
Author: Don Marquis
Category: funny
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