One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.
— George Ade
The most unexpected George Ade quotes that are simple and will have a huge impact on you
A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.
As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.
Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!
Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.
Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic;
in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
The wealthy have nothing left except money.
For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.
It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.
She was short on intellect, but long on shape.
After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.
The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but would not cost half as much during the winter months.
If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.
Only the more Rugged Mortals should attempt to Keep Up on Current Literature.
Familiarity breeds contentment.
Too many trained nurses discommode Cupid.
Opportunity knocks once at every man's door and then keeps on knocking.
Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.
Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.
The shorter the hours, the larger the income.
Don't get into the habit of putting in long hours or you may be set down into a permanent subordinate position.
A good folly is worth what you pay for it.
In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machine.
Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.
Give the people what they think they want.
Scatter seeds of kindness.
A good musical comedy consists largely of disorderly conduct occassionally interrupted by talk.
Those who are entitled to it get it sooner or later.
A rolling stone gathers no moss and therefore will not be derided as a moss-back. Roll as much as possible.
Those having the most time to devote to a line of endeavor usually become the most proficient.
Do not give alms promiscuously. Select the unworthy poor and make them happy. To give to the deserving is a duty, but to help the improvident, drinking class is clear generosity, so that the donor has a right to be warmed by a selfish pride and count on a most flattering obituary.
I am thoroughly tired of the fable style of narrative and shall do my best to get up something entirely different and possibly little more worthy.
Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.
When Wealth walks in at the Door, the Press Agent comes in through the Window.
"Whom are you?" said he, for he had been to night school.
One cannot rest except after steady practice.
A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.
One smell of brimstone makes the whole world kin.
It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
The first sign of extravagance is to buy trousers that one does not need.
The only literary men are those who have to work at it.
A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out
Never pretend to have money except when you are in straits.
The poor man who pretends to have a bank account betters his credit and takes no risk. But the prosperous individual who counts his money in the street, forthwith will be invited to attend a charity bazaar.
In uplifting, get underneath.
The music teacher came twice a week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin.
