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Evan Esar Inspirational Quotes (107)

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A dictator's chief problem is keeping the stomachs of his subjects full while keeping their heads empty.
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An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom a wisecrack, their divorce.
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The best way to spoil a good story is by sticking to the facts.
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Many a man who goes to Las Vegas to get away from it all soon finds that Las Vegas gets it all away from him.
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In elections, the undecided vote is usually the deciding factor.
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Etymology: from Latin ad-, to + visum, past participle of videre, to see. Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing up, and from your children when you are growing old.
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Some people worry because they are in debt others, because they can't even get in.
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All men are born equal, but some of them outgrow it.
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The most uncommon form of intelligence is common sense.
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Do a little more every day than you are expected to do, and soon you will be expected to do more.
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A good loser is all right, but it isn't so much fun to beat him.
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It's surprising how much wisdom every man possesses -- if not for his own affairs, then for the affairs of others.
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Many a girl who can't dance well makes up for it during intermission.
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The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother's keeper, or his keeper's brother.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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Some people blow their top, but all people blow their bottom.
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A homosexual is the only man who ever meets a man he would like to marry if he were a woman.
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A wedding is the formality a man has to go through before going to work for a new boss.
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The best way to make a long story short is to stop listening.
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The man who doctors himself with the aid of medical books, runs the risk of dying of a typographical error.
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If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one.
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Many a woman would get a divorce if she could do it without making her husband happy.
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Communism is a form of society where the less people have to eat, the more they have to swallow.
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Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.
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