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Etymology: from Latin ad-, to + visum, past participle of videre, to see. Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing up, and from your children when you are growing old.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
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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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A wedding is the formality a man has to go through before going to work for a new boss.
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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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If you want to be different nowadays, just act normal.
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The best way to make a long story short is to stop listening.
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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 man who doctors himself with the aid of medical books, runs the risk of dying of a typographical error.
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The only place where you can find equality is in the cemetery.
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[Statistics] The science that can prove everything except the usefulness of statistics.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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An instrument that sometimes expresses thought, sometimes obscures thought, but most often replaces thought.
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