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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
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Adam and Eve were the first of all unions to defy management.
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[A mathematician is a] scientist who can figure out anything except such simple things as squaring the circle and trisecting an angle.
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In elections, the undecided vote is usually the deciding factor.
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The first requisite for a good cup of coffee in the morning is to get your wife out of bed.
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More diets start in dress shops than in doctors' offices.
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Many a girl who can't dance well makes up for it during intermission.
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Washington is the place where nobody believes a rumor until it has been officially denied.
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Formerly when a man worked ten hours a day, it was called economic slavery nowadays it is called moonlighting.
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Charm is to a woman what perfume is to a flower.
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A home in the country is what a city man hopes to buy and a farmer hopes to sell.
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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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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 wedding is the formality a man has to go through before going to work for a new boss.
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Many a husband lives to regret the extravagant fee he bestowed upon the minister who sentenced him.
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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 only time a lazy man ever succeeds is when he tries to do nothing.
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If it required some effort to go from today to tomorrow, some people would always remain in yesterday.
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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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All things come to him who waits, but they are mostly leftovers from those who didn't wait.
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An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom a wisecrack, their divorce.
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