"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"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough."
Don Marquis"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."
Don Marquis"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun."
Don Marquis"Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates."
Don Marquis"An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience."
Don Marquis"A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists."
Don Marquis"Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint."
Don Marquis"An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it."
Don Marquis"Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness."
Don Marquis"There is nothing so habit-forming as money."
Don Marquis"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'"
Don Marquis"Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
Don Marquis"Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."
Don Marquis"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."
Don Marquis"Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind."
Don Marquis