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humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

A hypocrite is a person who--but who isn't Don Marquis »
A pessimist is a person who has to listen to too many optimists. Don Marquis »
An optimist is a man who has never had much experience. Don Marquis »
Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. Don Marquis »
Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. Don Marquis »
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. Don Marquis »
Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun. 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 »
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you But if you really make them think, they'll hate you. Don Marquis »
Man cannot be uplifted he must be seduced into virtue. Don Marquis »
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Don Marquis »
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. Don Marquis »
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Don Marquis »
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. Don Marquis »

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