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(1856—1915)

U.S. editorpublisher

Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.

(1856—1915)

U.S. editorpublisher

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs.

(1856—1915)

U.S. editorpublisher

To escape criticism--do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

(1856—1915)

U.S. editorpublisher, in Philistine, 1909

Life is just one damned thing after another.

(1856—1915)

U.S. publisher

If you can't answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.

(1856—1915)

U.S. publisher

No one needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.

(1856—1915)

U.S. publisher

The graveyards are full of people the world could not do without.

(1856—1915)

U.S. publisher

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.

(1856—1915)

U.S. publisherauthor

This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

(1856—1915), The Note-Book, 1927

A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.