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
together egotism egocentric
Egocentric: A person who has his I's too close together.
men opinion egotism
Egotist: 1. A person who is his own best friend. 2. An I specialist. 3. A man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.
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The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.
teaching subjects lecturer
The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.
country home men
A home in the country is what a city man hopes to buy and a farmer hopes to sell.
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If you want to be successful, you must either have a chance or take one.
common-sense stupidity kind
There's only one kind of common sense but a thousand varieties of stupidity.
common-sense common form
The most uncommon form of intelligence is common sense.
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Charm is to a woman what perfume is to a flower.
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The first requisite for a good cup of coffee in the morning is to get your wife out of bed.
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Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess.
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Some men take good care of a car; others treat it like one of the family.
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Only one man has the right to boast, and that's the man who never does.
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A woman is always ready to describe another woman as charming, but only if the other woman is not charming.