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Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!
George Ade
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George Ade
Age: 78 †
Born: 1866
Born: February 7
Died: 1944
Died: May 16
Film Director
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Journalist
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Kentland
Indiana
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It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.
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It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
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If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.
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Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand.
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Give the people what they think they want.
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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.
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Those who have tried meekness know the importance of being important.
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As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.
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In uplifting, get underneath.
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A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.
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Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.
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The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.
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Only the more Rugged Mortals should attempt to Keep Up on Current Literature.
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The first sign of extravagance is to buy trousers that one does not need.
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Never pretend to have money except when you are in straits. The poor man who pretends to have a bank account betters his credit and takes no risk. But the prosperous individual who counts his money in the street, forthwith will be invited to attend a charity bazaar.
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