Quotes by Don Marquis

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

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.

I would rather start a family than finish one.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

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

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.

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

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.