753 Quotes by Evan Esar

Repeating a mistake is sometimes excusable, but repeating the repetition never is.

Habits are hard to change; many a man whose wife is away hates to go home just the same.

The rains that nourish the optimist's flowers make the pessimist's weeds grow.

Half the trouble in the world is cause by loose thinkers, and the other half by tight drivers.

A critic seldom realizes how good the book is until after he sees the movie.

There's a substitute for everything, but no one yet figured out a substitute for hard work.

Nature is perverse: when we need heat most, she gives us winter; and when we need cold most, she gives us summer.

The first thing a woman would do if she were in a man's shoes is kicking them off.

It is the day after the holiday when a holiday is most needed.