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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Thought
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A girl never cares who casts the first stone at her -- as long as it's a diamond
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The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.
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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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A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him.
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An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
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The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability.
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Adam and Eve were the first of all unions to defy management.
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Charm is to a woman what perfume is to a flower.
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If you want to be different nowadays, just act normal.
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Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them.
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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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It takes hundreds of nuts to hold a car together, but it takes only one of them to scatter it all over the highway.
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Life is a game played on us while we are playing other games.
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There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.
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The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.
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You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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The modern dance is no dance in the first place, and when you've finally learned it, it's not modern any more.
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After paying for the wedding, about the only thing a father has left to give away is the bride.
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The only time a lazy man ever succeeds is when he tries to do nothing.
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