George Ade
George Ade
George Adewas an American writer, newspaper columnist, and playwright...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 February 1866
CityKentland, IN
CountryUnited States of America
fall higher harder
The higher they fly the harder they fall.
fire woods stakes
If you have to be burned at the stake, be a good fellow and collect your own fire-wood.
lines endeavor
Those having the most time to devote to a line of endeavor usually become the most proficient.
two hands bird
A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive embarrassment to one not in the poultry business.
selfish drinking pride
Do not give alms promiscuously. Select the unworthy poor and make them happy. To give to the deserving is a duty, but to help the improvident, drinking class is clear generosity, so that the donor has a right to be warmed by a selfish pride and count on a most flattering obituary.
cities people born
The only city people are those born so.
uplifting
In uplifting, get underneath.
thinking people giving
Give the people what they think they want.
long sticks
It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
people modern-life bed
Early to bed and early to rise, and you'll meet very few of the best people.
art musical entertainment
A good musical comedy consists largely of disorderly conduct occassionally interrupted by talk.
recovery life-is relapse
Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.
education writing school
"Whom are you?" said he, for he had been to night school.
trying moral accounts
Moral: Don't try to Account for Anything.