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Will Cuppy [1884-1949] American
Rank: 102
Writer, Critic


William Jacob "Will" Cuppy was an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.

Intelligence, Cool, Famous, Home, Poetry, Relationship, Respect

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Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people. Respect
101
Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.
102
Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons. Cool, Famous
103
Caesar might have married Cleopatra, but he had a wife at home. There's always something. Home, Relationship
104
Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.
105
If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence. Intelligence
106
If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence. Intelligence
107
The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled.
108
The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
109
I don't like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country. Poetry
110
It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there.
111

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