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
hilarious children believe
The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.
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America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.
anger feelings mind
Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.
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Nothing ages your car as much as the sight of your neighbor's new one.
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A credit card is a convenient device that saves you the trouble of counting your change.
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The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.
firsts unions management
Adam and Eve were the first of all unions to defy management.
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Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.
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Some couples divorce because of a misunderstandin g; others, because they understand each other too well.
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There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.
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Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.
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Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.
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You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.
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The only place where you can find equality is in the cemetery.