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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
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With a braggart, it's no sooner done than said.
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If you want to be different nowadays, just act normal.
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A creature that never cries over spilt milk: a cat.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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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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More diets start in dress shops than in doctors' offices.
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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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Many a girl who can't dance well makes up for it during intermission.
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Don't tear your hair out over a woman it'll be harder to attract the next one if you're bald.
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The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.
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All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with a mighty urge to become otherwise.
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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.
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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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Some people blow their top, but all people blow their bottom.
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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 signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.
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All work and no pay makes a housewife.
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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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Some people worry because they are in debt others, because they can't even get in.
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The computer saves man a lot of guesswork, but so does the bikini.
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