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I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Ancestors Blood Boast Descendants Family Finish Much Never Noticed Often Rather Start Tell Tells Than Too Too Much Who Will Would

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Believe For The People Idea People Responsible Who

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

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Topics: Had Listen Many Optimists Person Pessimist Too Who

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Busy Keep People Rest Successful Successful People Things Think Up Who World

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Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Book Canyon Down Dropping Echo Grand Grand Canyon Like Poetry Rose Waiting Writing

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Beer Cry Denies Makes Prohibition Want You Your

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Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Integrity Likeable Persons Some Spite

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Control Good Good Thing Honesty Honesty Is Kept Profitable Thing Unless A Good Thing

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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

Topics: Age Always Ever Feel Good He Man Middle Middle Age Thinking Time Two Week Will

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Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Age Anyone Enough Get Interesting Live Long Old Particularly Subject You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: July 29th, 1878

Died: December 29th, 1937

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