Quote by Don Marquis
a man thinks he amounts to a great deal but to a flea or a mosquit

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 – Don Marquis

Other quotes by Don Marquis

The most pleasant and useful persons are those who leave some of the problems of the universe for God to worry about. – Don Marquis

Category:
Moderation
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Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates. – Don Marquis

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Business
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That is your trick, your bit of filthy magic: invisibility, and the anaesthetic power to deaden my attention in your direction. – D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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Insects

Some primal termite knocked on wood;
and tasted it, and found it good.
That is why your Cousin May
fell through the parlor floor today. – Ogden Nash

Category:
Insects

Large flocks of butterflies, all kinds of happy insects, seem to be in a perfect fever of joy and sportive gladness. – John Muir, 1867 October 9th, A Thousand-Mile Walk To the Gulf

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Insects

Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its parasites. – George Bernard Shaw

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Tact is the intelligence of the heart. – Source Unknown

You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good. – Steve Lacy

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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

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I dont really plan to be a pop star I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me, which everyone in my position goes through. – Dhani Harrison

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