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An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom a wisecrack, their divorce.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Divorce
Marriage
Wisdom
Epigram
Epigrams
Wit

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All men are born equal, but some of them outgrow it.
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A bright eye indicates curiosity a black eye, too much.
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Divorce is the key that opens the strongbox where the bonds of matrimony are kept under wedlock.
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Diets show to what great lengths women will go so as not to go to great widths.
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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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Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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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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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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A home in the country is what a city man hopes to buy and a farmer hopes to sell.
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Some people would never get any exercise at all if they didn't have to walk to their cars.
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Some people blow their top, but all people blow their bottom.
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You can't judge the ability of a doctor by the amount of praise the undertakers give him.
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The car was invented as a convenient place to sit out traffic jams
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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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Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.
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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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