Charles Farrar Browne
Charles Farrar Browne
Charles Farrar Brownewas a United States humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. At birth, his surname was "Brown"; he added the "e" after he became famous...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth23 April 1834
CountryUnited States of America
children home men
The happy married man dies in good stile at home, surrounded by his weeping wife and children. The old bachelor don't die at all — he sort of rots away, like a pollywog's tail.
wife sauce lambs
My wife is one of the best wimin on this Continent, altho' she isn't always gentle as a lamb with mint sauce.
cousin brother war
I have already given two cousins to the war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother.
patriotic patriotism american-patriot
We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots.
borrow money
Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.