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
unions states depends
The state of the Union largely depends on the state of the unions.
should chiefs ability
The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability.
teaching dumb numb
A lecturer often makes you feel dumb at one end and numb at the other.
teaching mind remember
Lecturers should remember that the capacity of the mind to absorb is limited to what the seat can endure.
keeping-your-mouth-shut skills special
A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one.
amputation way necks
The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.
charming ready another-woman
A woman is always ready to describe another woman as charming, but only if the other woman is not charming.
sight planning hindsight
Hindsight is good, foresight is better; but second sight is best of all.
fit bureaucracy officials
A bureaucrat is an official who is clothed with power and whom it doesn't fit.
thinking-about-you vanity people
Egocentricity: The vanity that makes you wonder what people are thinking about you when they are really wondering what you are thinking about them.
listening sides argument
The only thing worse than being on the wrong side of an argument is to be on the right side with no one listening.
election vote undecided
In elections, the undecided vote is usually the deciding factor.
vices dollars cynicism
A dollar saved is a dollar earned but seldom vice versa.
tired talking body
The tongue is the only muscle in the human body that never gets tired [talking].