Evan Esar
Evan Esar
Evan Esarwas an American humorist who wrote "Esar's Comic Dictionary" in 1943, "Humorous English" in 1961, and "20,000 Quips and Quotes" in 1968. He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
corruption officials
Corrupt officials are usually close-mouthed and open-handed.
credit cowardice conscience
Conscience gets a lot of credit that really belongs to cowardice.
eye curiosity black
A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye, too much.
fighting people battle
Life is a battle of wits, and many people have to fight it unarmed.
people congress conform
About the only time Congress conforms to the will of the people is when it decides to adjourn.
cards credit wallets
A batch of credit cards fattens a wallet before it thins it.
men cost next
Next time a man tells you talk is cheap, ask him if he knows how much a session of Congress costs.
men lazy-man wife
A lazy man's wife is generally the power behind the drone.
doctors done research
Conceit is a disease That the doctors got no cure They've done a lot of research on it But what it is, they're still not sure.
loneliness men survival
The survival of the fittest is going to make some man very lonesome some day.
law conformity customs
It takes far more courage to violate a custom than a law.
mother growing-up boys
The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be a congressman.
men knowing taste
You can tell a man's taste in literature by his judgment in knowing what not to read.
listening sides argument
The only thing worse than being on the wrong side of an argument is to be on the right side with no one listening.