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 competition mind
The reason why men who mind their own business succeed is that they have so little competition.
hair tears next
Don't tear your hair out over a woman; it'll be harder to attract the next one if you're bald.
amputation way necks
The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.
community helping hog
Don't be a hog: the only time a hog helps the community is when he dies.
people communism form
Communism is a form of society where the less people have to eat, the more they have to swallow.
done bragging braggarts
With a braggart, it's no sooner done than said.
government voting citizens
Communism is a form of government under which every citizen at election time enjoys the privilege of voting Yes.
imagination common-sense common
Common sense is usually lack of imagination, and imagination is usually lack of common sense.
men apples wife
A man picks a wife about the same way an apple picks a farmer.
teenager approval being-true
To a teenager, it cannot be true love if her family approves of him.
girl long care
A girl never cares who casts the first stone at her -- as long as it's a diamond
play enjoy
Play: Work that you enjoy doing for nothing.
wisdom wit
After wisdom comes wit.
children parent childhood
Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood.