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There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Blame Else Feel Luxury Ourselves Right Us

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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Earth Inherit Meek Pity Shall

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Be Careful Careful Child Influence Must Order Parent

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Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Blind He Milton Poetry Saw

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A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Admission Been Imitating Reduced Sequel You Yourself

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One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers in midstream.

~Don Marquis

Topics: About Care Change Diapers Important Important Things Infant Most Remember The Most Important Things

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

~Don Marquis

Topics: Ancestors Fair Leave Mistakes Money Only Our Pay Seems Should Us

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The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Art Epigram Like Newspaper Stroke Until

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Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Canyon Down Dropping Echo Grand Grand Canyon Like Publishing Rose Verse Volume Waiting

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Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

~Don Marquis

Topics: Cannot He Man Must Seduced Virtue

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: July 29th, 1878

Died: December 29th, 1937

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