Men show their… Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)
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The chief obstacle… Don Marquis
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
Don Marquis
US humorist (1878 - 1937)
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You never realize… John Barrymore
You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.
John Barrymore
US actor (1882 - 1942)
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I am the only… Oscar Wilde
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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…Then anyone who… Plato
…Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded…
Plato, _Phaedrus_
Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC)
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Brevity is the soul… Dorothy Parker
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Dorothy Parker
US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967)
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The more one is… Louis Ferdinand Celine
The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.
Louis Ferdinand Celine
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Wit makes its own… Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876
US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
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A poet more than… H. L. Mencken
A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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It is always the… Jerome K. Jerome
It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
Jerome K. Jerome
British humor writer (1859 - 1927)
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No good deed goes… Clare Booth Luce
No good deed goes unpunished.
Clare Booth Luce
US diplomat, dramatist, journalist, & politician (1903 - 1987)
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The husband who… Groucho Marx
The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open.
Groucho Marx
US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
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Bigamy is having… Oscar Wilde
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Start every day… William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)
Start every day with a smile and get it over with.
William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)
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California is the… William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)
California is the only state in the union where you can fall asleep under a rose bush in full bloom and freeze to death.
William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)
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It may not be that… Damon Runyon
It may not be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong - but that is the way to bet.
Damon Runyon
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Love is the triumph… H. L. Mencken
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Wit is so shining a… Lord Chesterfield
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves.
Lord Chesterfield, letter to his godson, December 18, 1765
(1694 - 1773)
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Only dull people… Oscar Wilde
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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You can fool too… James Thurber
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
James Thurber
US author, cartoonist, humorist, & satirist (1894 - 1961)
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Golf is a good walk… Mark Twain
Golf is a good walk spoiled.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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I have given up… Oscar Levant
I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
Oscar Levant
(1906 - 1972)
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Philosophy teaches… Oscar Wilde
Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Democracy is the… H. L. Mencken
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Virtue is… George Bernard Shaw
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
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Man is… Joseph Addison
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Joseph Addison, The Spectator, September 26, 1712
English essayist, poet, & politician (1672 - 1719)
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A government is the… James Reston
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
James Reston
(1909 - )
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The only really… H. L. Mencken
The only really happy folk are married women and single men.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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It is human nature… Anatole France
It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.
Anatole France
French novelist (1844 - 1924)
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