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If you make people think they are thinking ,

Explore Don Marquis' memoir, "As I Remember It," and his insightful observations on humanity, honesty, and the power of thought. Discover how his witty column "The Old Soak" questioned societal norms, leaving readers pondering their own beliefs.

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If you make people think they are thinking ,

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  1. If you make people think they are thinking, they love you, but if you really make them think… They will hateyou

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  4. The Atlanta Journal 2008/11/24 15:22 Karma: 0   Found this nice little memoir in the Journal's 50th anniversary edition Sunday, February 19, 1933Atlanta --- As I Remember Itby DON MARQUISMember of The Atlanta Journal Editorial Staff, 1904-1907

  5. Marquis wrote a daily column on the editorial page of The New York Tribune

  6. My Corollary If you have all left by the end of my presentation it will have been a total success

  7. But if not

  8. But if not I guess shall have been preaching to the unconvertible!

  9. When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

  10. My Corollary If I make you mad I’ll have been successful.

  11. My Corollary If anyone is left at the end of this talk – I shall clearly have failed

  12. Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

  13. Don Marquis Daily column on the editorial page of The New York Tribune “The Old Soak”

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