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

Quote by Don Marquis

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Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

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

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

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

One of the most important things to remember about infant care is: don't change diapers...

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.

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...

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...

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?'

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.

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.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

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.

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....

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.

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.

Punctuality is the politeness of kings

Punctuality is the politeness of kings

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than...

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than...