Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Finley Peter Dunne
- Stories are meant to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
- Th’ first thing to have in a libry is a shelf. Fr’m time to time this can be decorated with lithrachure. But th’ shelf is th’ main thing.
- The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better — it is just turning around as usual.
- Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.
- A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
- The Puritans gave thanks for being preserved from the Indians, and we give thanks for being preserved from the Puritans.
- There ain’t any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.
- A man that’d expict to thrain lobsters to fly in a year is called a loonytic; but a man that thinks men can be tur-rned into angels by an iliction is called a rayformer an’ remains at large.
- Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.
- I wonder why you can always read a doctor’s bill and you can never read his prescription.
Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936) was an American humorist, journalist, and writer, best known for his character Mr. Dooley, an Irish bartender from Chicago. He was born on July 10, 1867, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a working-class Irish Catholic family.
Dunne began his career as a journalist, working for various newspapers before landing a position with the Chicago Evening Post. It was there that he introduced the character of Mr. Dooley in 1893, a witty and insightful observer of politics and social issues. Mr. Dooley’s humorous and satirical commentary on current events and political figures became immensely popular, and Dunne’s column gained a wide readership across the country.
Throughout his career, Dunne was praised for his keen wit, sharp observations, and clever use of the Irish dialect, which added authenticity and charm to Mr. Dooley’s character. His writings often explored themes of politics, society, and the human condition, and his work influenced generations of humorists and satirists.
Beyond the Mr. Dooley character, Dunne wrote several books, essays, and plays. He continued to work as a journalist until his death on April 24, 1936, leaving behind a legacy as a master of wit and satire and a significant figure in American humor and literature.
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