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

Quote by Don Marquis

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If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read...

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

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

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

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

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

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors....

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week...

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

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

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

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

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

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.

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

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

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. If you really make them...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to...

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

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

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