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
men worry debt
The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors.
people giving congress
Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them.
men lazy-man light
The lazy man claims he is too heavy for light work and too light for heavy work.
pants cards credit
Nowadays it's not who wears the pants in the family, but who carries the credit cards.
church care lightning
The Lord takes care of his own, but church trustees still put lightning rods on the steeple.
envy world watches
When you make your mark in the world, watch out for the envious with erasers.
work boys play
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
zoos carpe-diem study
Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.
baths customs
Times change: it was once the custom to take a bath weekly and religion daily.
art ideas two
Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.
girl men sailor
The man who has a girl in every port is not a sailor but a wholesaler.
fun losing loser
A good loser is all right, but it isn't so much fun to beat him.
girl men past
The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.
husband fire funny-wedding-toast
A husband is like a fire. He goes out when unattended.