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Monthly Archives: October 2011

if you make people think

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“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

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if cremation became universal

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“If cremation became universal, some of us would lose our one chance of owning real estate.” — Don Marquis

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some persons are likable

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“Some persons are likable in spite of their unswerving integrity.” — Don Marquis

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some people imagine they are being sympathetic

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“Some people imagine they are being sympathetic when really they are only being inquisitive.” — Don Marquis

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science has always been too dignified

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“Science has always been too dignified to invent a good back-scratcher.” — Don Marquis

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punctuality

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“Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues; always insist on it in your subordinates.” — Don Marquis

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prohibition makes you want to cry

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“Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into.” — Archy

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procrastination

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“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” — Archy

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poetry is what milton saw

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“Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.” — Don Marquis

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pity the meek

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“Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” — Don Marquis

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