“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.” — Don Marquis

“A man thinks he amounts to a great deal, but to a flea or a mosquito a human being is merely something good to eat.” — Archy

“A louse I used to know told me that millionaires and bums tasted about alike to him.” — Archy

“A hypocrite is a person who — but who isn’t?” — Don Marquis

“A hen regrets it just as much when they ring her neck as an oriole, but nobody has any sympathy for a hen because she is not beautiful.” — Archy

“A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.” — Archy

“A good many failures are happy because they don’t realize it.” — Don Marquis

“A fool and his money are invited places.” — Don Marquis

“A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage the country.” — Don Marquis

“A charlatan is often a great man who was found out just a bit too soon by reporters and historians.” — Don Marquis