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
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.
country pride cities
I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily, so that when I arrived in a big city everything I tackled in the line of column conducting and syndicate peddling and playwriting had to bring promotion, because I had no social standing which could be endangered, no reputation to toss away and no pride which might suffer a setback. Everything I acquired had to be velvet. You cannot lose your silver spoon if you are brought up on pewter.
enjoy european three time tour weeks
The time to enjoy a European tour is about three weeks after you unpack.
game good sale sales until
We had a good sale (on Monday) and with (today's) sales up until game time, we should be able to sellout.
improbable moves past tense until
Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense
beautiful expect hand meet strong tickets
It's going to be a beautiful day for football. We now have tickets in hand to meet what we expect will be a strong walkup demand.
beautiful expect hand meet strong tickets
It's going to be a beautiful day for football, ... We now have tickets in hand to meet what we expect will be a strong walkup demand.
bands close definitely folks sell sold
We've sold more than 60,000 tickets, so after we get all the bands and other non-ticketed folks in, we'll be close to capacity. We will definitely sell out.
convinced matter packages sales season ticket year
If we still had the six-game season ticket available, I'm convinced all the five-game packages would have been six-game sales. But it was a record-breaking year for ticket sales no matter how you look at it.
akron dame iowa next sold
Notre Dame is sold out, and Akron and Iowa will be by the end of the week. In the next two weeks, Northwestern should be a sellout.
akron dame iowa next sold
Notre Dame is sold out, and Akron and Iowa will be by the end of the week, ... In the next two weeks, Northwestern should be a sellout.
folly good pay worth
A good folly is worth what you pay for it.
kindness hands machines
In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machine.
stones moss rolling
A rolling stone gathers no moss and therefore will not be derided as a moss-back. Roll as much as possible.