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.

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William Jacob Cuppywas an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.

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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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

Aristotle 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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

Caesar might have married Cleopatra, but he had a wife at home. There’s always something.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

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.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)

Just when you’re beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884-1949)