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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