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

Quote by Don Marquis

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just...

Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just...

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

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....

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

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...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has...

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...

I would rather start a family than finish one.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

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.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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.