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
corruption officials
Corrupt officials are usually close-mouthed and open-handed.
corporations privilege individual
A corporation has all the powers and privileges of an individual: all it lacks is a conscience.
things-in-life cooking looks
The saddest thing in life is to marry a woman who looks like a cook--and isn't.
worry people debt
Some people worry because they are in debt; others, because they can't even get in.
length shows diets
Diets show to what great lengths women will go so as not to go to great widths.
girl dance wells
Many a girl who can't dance well makes up for it during intermission.
weight pounds dieting
The trouble with dieting is that a pound of will power takes off only an ounce of weight.
country home men
A home in the country is what a city man hopes to buy and a farmer hopes to sell.
husband may never-forget
A husband may forget where he went on his honeymoon, but he never forgets why.
work men slavery
Formerly when a man worked ten hours a day, it was called economic slavery; nowadays it is called moonlighting.
work men willing
Some men are so eager for success that they are even willing to work for it.
worry people fats
Worry makes people thin, except when they worry about being fat.
doors people trying
There would be no population explosion if people who are trying to keep the wolf from the door wouldn't let the stork fly in through the window.
pay housewife
All work and no pay makes a housewife.