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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
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Expresses
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Thought

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A bureaucrat is an official who is clothed with power and whom it doesn't fit.
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A corporation has all the powers and privileges of an individual: all it lacks is a conscience.
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Egotist: 1. A person who is his own best friend. 2. An I specialist. 3. A man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.
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Some people worry because they are in debt others, because they can't even get in.
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Hard work never hurt anyone who hired someone else to do it.
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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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With a braggart, it's no sooner done than said.
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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.
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The only medicine that needs no prescription, has no unpleasant taste, and costs no money is laughter.
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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 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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Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.
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Times change: it was once the custom to take a bath weekly and religion daily.
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Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.
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The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.
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Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.
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You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.
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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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If you want to know how little your dignity is worth, take it to the pawnbroker.
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The lazy man claims he is too heavy for light work and too light for heavy work.
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