When a man steals… Sacha Guitry
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
Sacha Guitry
(1885 - 1957)
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Religion consists… Mark Twain
Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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The fellow that… Kin Hubbard
The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Kin Hubbard
(1868 - 1930)
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Love: two minds… Philip Barry
Love: two minds without a single thought.
Philip Barry
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There are women… Sacha Guitry
There are women whose infidelities are the only link they still have with their husbands.
Sacha Guitry
(1885 - 1957)
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How to win a case… Unknown
How to win a case in court: If the law is on your side, pound on the law; if the facts are on your side, pound on the facts; if neither is on your side, pound on the table.
Unknown
Quotations by unknown authors
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Experience is a… Vernon Sanders Law
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Vernon Sanders Law
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Henry James created… Wilfred Sheed
Henry James created more convincing women than Iris Murdoch put together.
Wilfred Sheed
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Henry James would… H. L. Mencken
Henry James would have been vastly improved as a novelist by a few whiffs of the Chicago stockyard.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Henry James was one… William Faulkner
Henry James was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met.
William Faulkner
US novelist (1897 - 1962)
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Henry James chews… Mrs Henry Adams (c. 1880)
Henry James chews more than he bites off.
Mrs Henry Adams (c. 1880)
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Henry James writes… Oscar Wilde
Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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When in doubt, have… Raymond Chandler
When in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.
Raymond Chandler
US detective novelist & screenwriter (1888 - 1959)
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Finishing a book is… Truman Capote
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
Truman Capote
US author (1924 - 1984)
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Life would be… George Bernard Shaw
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
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Indolence is a… Mahatma Gandhi
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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One should always… Oscar Wilde
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Where it is a duty… John Viscount Morley
Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.
John Viscount Morley
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In the first place,… Mark Twain
In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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When we remember we… Mark Twain
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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The holy passion of… Mark Twain
The holy passion of Friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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The only way to… Thomas C. Haliburton
The only way to reform some people is to chloroform them.
Thomas C. Haliburton
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A little inaccuracy… H.H. Munro (Saki)
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.
H.H. Munro (Saki)
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What lies behind us… Ralph Waldo Emerson
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
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I suppose that I… Oscar Wilde
I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde, upon being told the cost of an operation
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Some editors are… T.S. Eliot
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
T.S. Eliot
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Immature poets… T.S. Eliot
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
T.S. Eliot
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Television is a… T.S. Eliot
Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
T.S. Eliot
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Adolescence is the… Unknown
Adolescence is the stage between infancy and adultery.
Unknown
Quotations by unknown authors
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Adultery is the… H. L. Mencken
Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Since the whole… Voltaire
Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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The only man who is… Jules Renard
The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.
Jules Renard
(1864 - 1910)
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The secret of… Mell Lazzarus
The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.
Mell Lazzarus
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California: The… Joan Didion
California: The west coast of Iowa.
Joan Didion
US author & journalist (1934 - )
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Natural ability… Cicero
Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
Cicero
Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC - 43 BC)
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Any new venture… Unknown
Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing.
Unknown
Quotations by unknown authors
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The only way to… Josef von Sternberg
The only way to succeed is to make people hate you.
Josef von Sternberg
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England produces… Jimmy Cannon
England produces the best fat actors.
Jimmy Cannon
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I enjoy being a… Roger Moore
I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.
Roger Moore
English actor (1927 - )
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Method acting?… John Barrymore
Method acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass and some cracked ice.
John Barrymore
US actor (1882 - 1942)
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Hollywood is a… Wilson Mizner
Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.
Wilson Mizner
US screenwriter (1876 - 1933)
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Truth, in the… Oscar Wilde
Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Fishing, with me,… Jimmy Cannon
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime.
Jimmy Cannon
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There is no revenge… Josh Billings
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
Josh Billings
US Humorist (1818 - 1885)
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A lifetime of… George Bernard Shaw
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
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I do not believe… Evelyn Waugh
I do not believe the expenditure of $2.50 for a book entitles the purchaser to the personal friendship of the author.
Evelyn Waugh
English novelist & satirist (1903 - 1966)
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Canada is a country… Richard Benner
Canada is a country so square that even the female impersonators are women.
Richard Benner
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Examine each… Aldo Leopold
Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient. A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
Aldo Leopold
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Women want mediocre… Margaret Mead
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.
Margaret Mead
US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 - 1978)
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What once were… Seneca
What once were vices are manners now.
Seneca
Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC - 65 AD)
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