Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + visum, past participle of videre, "to see". Advice is what you get from your parents when… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
After paying for the wedding, about the only thing a father has left to give away is the bride. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
“The trouble with child training is that parents teach their children not how to behave, but how not to behave.” — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
A smart mother suggests that her child bring an apple to his teacher; a smarter mother suggests that he bring a couple… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is a resort whose two chief sources of income are seven and eleven. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
It's not the loss of life that makes the death bitter -- it's the obituaries. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
“Let those who want to, arrive Let those who want to, leave Let those who want to, stay With out harm to me or… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The only medicine that needs no prescription, has no unpleasant taste, and costs no money is laughter. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The word impossible is peculiar because if you examine it closely, you'll find that most of it is possible. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
