George Ade Quotes
- To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.
- A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
- Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.
- Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.
- In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
- After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.
- The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.
- Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.
- For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.
- Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
- 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.
- A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out
- A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.
- Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature
- Mark Twain on George Ade's writing: I have been reading him [Ade] again, and my admiration overflows all limits. How effortless the limning! It is…
- Scatter seeds of kindness.
- One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach.
- The music teacher came twice a week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin.
- Every man is the architect of his own fortunes, but the neighbors superintend the construction.