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

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

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

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...

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

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.

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.

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...

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

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...

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

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