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
morning coffee wife
The first requisite for a good cup of coffee in the morning is to get your wife out of bed.
sides compromise settlement
A compromise is a settlement by which each side gets what neither side wanted.
doctors done research
Conceit is a disease That the doctors got no cure They've done a lot of research on it But what it is, they're still not sure.
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].
language sometimes instruments
An instrument that sometimes expresses thought, sometimes obscures thought, but most often replaces thought.
debt term short-term
There's nothing as short as short-term debt.
running book men
The man who doctors himself with the aid of medical books, runs the risk of dying of a typographical error.
fighting people battle
Life is a battle of wits, and many people have to fight it unarmed.
envy hatred enemy
The only thing more certain than the hatred of enemies is the envy of friends.
equality men born
All men are born equal, but some of them outgrow it.
eye mouths pay
Some taxpayers close their eyes, some stop their ears, some shut their mouths, but all pay through the nose.
want littles dignity
If you want to know how little your dignity is worth, take it to the pawnbroker.