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

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...

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.

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.

I drink to make other people interesting.

I drink to make other people interesting.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Love is the seed of all hope. It is the enticement to trust, to risk,...

Love is the seed of all hope. It is the enticement to trust, to risk,...