Finley Peter Dunne Quotes

Finley Peter Dunne — American Journalist born on July 10, 1867,

Finley Peter Dunne was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at White House cabinet meetings... (wikipedia)

The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.

The only good husbands stay bachelors: They're too considerate to get married.

Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.