Columns Quotes by George Ade

A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive…

— George Ade

Scatter seeds of kindness.

— George Ade

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but would not cost half as much during the winter months.

— George Ade

Opportunity knocks once at every man's door and then keeps on knocking.

— George Ade

Moral: Don't try to Account for Anything.

— George Ade

The higher they fly the harder they fall.

— George Ade

“Whom are you?” said he, for he had been to night school.”

— George Ade

The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.

— George Ade

I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily,…

— George Ade

Those who have tried meekness know the importance of being important.

— George Ade

Never pretend to have money except when you are in straits. The poor man who pretends to have a bank account betters his credit…

— George Ade

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

— George Ade