Don Marquis

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

— Don Marquis

#for the people #idea #people #responsible #who

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

— Don Marquis

#for the people #idea #people #responsible #who

Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. ↗

— Don Marquis

#much #often #tell #tells #too

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

— Don Marquis

#bore #bores #each #never #other

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. ↗

— Don Marquis

#control #good #good thing #honesty #honesty is

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. ↗

— Don Marquis

#blood #boast #descendants #family #finish

I would rather start a family than finish one. ↗

— Don Marquis

#finish #i #rather #start #than

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves. ↗

— Don Marquis

#lips #move #persons #read #reading

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going. ↗

— Don Marquis

#devil #figures #going #keep #male

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

— Don Marquis

#careful #child #grandparent #influence #must