A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.

Quote by George Jean Nathan

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A man admires a woman not for what she says, but what she listens to.

A man admires a woman not for what she says, but what she listens to.

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did...

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart.

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is...

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is...

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in...

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers...

So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers...

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I...

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart

A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Whenever a man encounters a woman in a mood he doesn't understand, he wants to...

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.