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Don Marquis, an American humorist, was born on July 29, 1878, and died on December 29, 1937. He is known for his witty short stories and column articles, with his most famous work being the 'Archy and Mehitabel' series.

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Famous Don Marquis Quotes

“What man calls civilization always results in deserts.”

Men Results Civilization Desert

Book:Archy does his part

Source: Archy does his part

“Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue”

Men Literature Virtue

Author:Don Marquis

“A little while with grief and laughter, And then the day will close; The shadows gather ... what comes after No man knows.”

Knows Men Littles Death Grief Laughter Shadow

Book:Selected letters of Don Marquis

Source: Selected letters of Don Marquis

“Insects have their own point of view about civilization a man thinks he amounts to a great deal but to a flea or a mosquito a human being is merely something good to eat.”

Thinking Men Humans Human Beings Views Deals Amount Civilization Point Of View Insects Fleas Mosquitoes

Book:The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

Source: The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

“Many a man spanks his children for things his own father should have spanked out of him.”

Men Should Children Father Should Have Punishment

Book:Archy and Mehitabel

Source: Archy and Mehitabel

“what man calls civilizationalways results in desertsman is never on the squarehe uses up the fat and greenery of the eartheach generation wastes a little moreof the future with greed and lust for riches”

Men Littles Use Results Generations Waste Greed Riches Lust Fats Greenery

Book:The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

Source: The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

“For all of the creeds are false, and all of the creeds are true; And low at the shrines where my brothers bow, there will I bow too; For no form of a god, and no fashion Man has made in his desperate passion, But is worthy some worship of mine; Not too hot with a gross belief, Nor yet too cold with pride, I will bow me down where my brothers bow, Humble, but open eyed.”

Men Made Form Passion Belief Fashion Mines Brother Pride Cold Worship Lows Hot Humble Worthy My Brother Desperate Bows Creeds Gross Shrines Open Eyes True Worship

Book:Selected letters of Don Marquis

Source: Selected letters of Don Marquis

“As the skull of the man grows broader, so do his creeds. And his gods they are shaped in his image and mirror his needs. And he clothes them with thunders and beauty, He clothes them with music and fire, Seeing not, as he bows by their altars, That he worships his own desire.”

Men Needs Desire Grows Fire Seeing He Man Worship Clothes Mirrors Bows Creeds Thunder Altars Skulls

Author:Don Marquis

“It wont be long now it wont be long man is making deserts of the earth it wont be long now before man will have used it up so that nothing but ants and centipedes and scorpions can find a living on it.”

Men Long Earth Used Desert Ants Living On Scorpions Centipedes

Book:The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

Source: The lives and times of Archy and Mehitabel

“I do not see why men sheould be so proud insects have the more ancient lineage according to the scientists insects were insects when man was only a burbling whatisit.”

Men Atheism Proud Scientist Ancient Insects Why Me Lineage

Book:Archy and Mehitabel

Source: Archy and Mehitabel

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

Men Hard Asks Work Wealth Money Rich Hard Work Economics Progressive Best Work Labor Union Working Man Funny Work Labor Movement Famous Hard Working

Author:Don Marquis

“By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing.”

Knows Men Littles Order Literature Knowing Drink Bartender

Author:Don Marquis

“Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.”

About the Author

Born: July 29, 1878
Died: December 29, 1937
Known for: Humorist
Quotes: 98

Books & Sources

The lives and times of Archy and MehitabelRelated source material

The Annotated Archy and MehitabelRelated source material

Archy does his partRelated source material

Archy and MehitabelRelated source material

Selected letters of Don MarquisRelated source material

The Best of Archy and MehitabelRelated source material

Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious ThinkersRelated source material

Noah An' Jonah An' Cap'n John Smith: A Book of Humorous VerseRelated source material

The Revolt of the OysterRelated source material

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