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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
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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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The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.
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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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If you don't like to make excuses or apologies, stop making promises.
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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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Some taxpayers close their eyes, some stop their ears, some shut their mouths, but all pay through the nose.
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Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.
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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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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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If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one.
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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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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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Conceit is a disease That the doctors got no cure They've done a lot of research on it But what it is, they're still not sure.
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The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.
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Conscience gets a lot of credit that really belongs to cowardice.
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A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.
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The computer saves man a lot of guesswork, but so does the bikini.
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Reactionary: One who wants the rules enforced so nobody can take his pile away from him the way he got it from others.
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Admiration: Our feeling of delight that another person resembles us.
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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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