753 Quotes by Evan Esar

Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.

Some members of Congress ought to have their mouths taped instead of their speeches.

The trouble with dieting is that a pound of will power takes off only an ounce of weight.

If you can't bear to have your face stepped on, don't try to climb the ladder of success.

The cat: an animal that's so unpredictable, you can never tell in advance how it will ignore you the next time.

If it required some effort to go from today to tomorrow, some people would always remain in yesterday.

Man is the control experiment of heredity and environment; and since his heredity controls him, he tries to control his environment.

Canada's climate is nine months winter and three months late in the fall.

The only thing more certain than the hatred of enemies is the envy of friends.