Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Quote by Don Marquis

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

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

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

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

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets...

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

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...

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Some persons are likeable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get...

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...

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.

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...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world...

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...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving,...

Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving,...