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

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched.

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.

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...

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

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

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

I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

I only drink to make other people seem interesting.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes...

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 the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

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

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

A snake came to my water-trough / On a hot, hot day, and I in...

A snake came to my water-trough / On a hot, hot day, and I in...