George Ade Quotes

George Ade's takes are witty and ironic, perfect for those curious about funeral customs, music quirks and identity.

16 quotes

1. 'Whom are you?' he said, for he had been to night school.

2. In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment.

3. She was a soprano of the kind often used for augmenting grief at a funeral.

4. The music teacher came twice a week to bridge the awful gap between Dorothy and Chopin.

5. A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive embarrassment to one not in the poultry business.

6. Scatter seeds of kindness.

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

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

9. Moral: Don't try to Account for Anything.

10. The higher they fly the harder they fall.

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

12. 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, so that when I arrived in a big city everything I tackled in the line of column conducting and syndicate peddling and playwriting had to bring promotion, because I had no social standing which could be endangered, no reputation to toss away and no pride which might suffer a setback. Everything I acquired had to be velvet. You cannot lose your silver spoon if you are brought up on pewter.

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

14. 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.

15. As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

16. Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.