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

Quote by George Jean Nathan

Topics: Compromise Quotes, Men And Women Quotes

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...

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to...

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...

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

Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is...

Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is...

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

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.

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

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...

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 know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I...

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

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

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which...

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.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.

Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.

A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old....

A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old....

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.