George Ade
Birthdate: February 9, 1866
Birthplace: Kentland, Indiana, U.S.A.
Date of Death: May 16, 1944
Occupation: Author, Columnist, and Playwright
Profile: Best known for
Fables in Slang.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ade
Number of Quotes: 19
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.
A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.
After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.
Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.
Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.
Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.
For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.
He had been kicked in the head by a mule when young, and believed everything he read in the Sunday papers.
If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.
In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.
Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach.
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
R-E-M-O-R-S-E!
Those dry Martinis did the work for me;
Last night at twelve I felt immense,
Today I feel like thirty cents.
My eyes are bleared, my coppers hot,
I'll try to eat, but I cannot.
It is no time for mirth and laughter,
The cold, grey dawn of the morning after.
She was short on intellect, but long on shape.
The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.
To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.
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