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

Quote by Don Marquis

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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.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders,...

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....

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...

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

There is nothing so habit-forming as money.

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...

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.

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.

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.

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is...

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is...

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...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.