Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
Jane and I got mixed up with a television show -- or as we call it back east here: TV -- a clever contraction derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. However, it is our latest medium -- we call it a medium because nothing's well done. It was discovered, I suppose you've heard, by a man named Fulton Berle, and it has already revolutionized social grace by cutting down parlour conversation to two sentences: "What's on television?" and "Good night". -- Goodman Ace, letter to Groucho Marx, in The Groucho Letters, 1967 | |
All people are born alike -- except Republicans and Democrats. -- Groucho Marx | |
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. -- Groucho Marx | |
Military justice is to justice what military music is to music. -- Groucho Marx | |
If you stew apples like cranberries, they taste more like prunes than rhubarb does. -- Groucho Marx | |
Thirteen at a table is unlucky only when the hostess has only twelve chops. -- Groucho Marx | |
A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. -- Groucho Marx | |
From the moment I picked your book up until I put it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it. -- Groucho Marx, from "The Book of Insults" | |
I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home. -- Groucho Marx | |
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception. -- Groucho Marx | |
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse. -- Groucho Marx | |
I'd never join any club that would have the likes of me as a member. -- Groucho Marx | |
I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. -- Groucho Marx | |
It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy. -- Groucho Marx | |
It's hard to get ivory in Africa, but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa. -- Groucho Marx | |
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx | |
You'd better beat it. You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff. -- Groucho Marx | |
My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one. -- Groucho Marx | |
Either I'm dead or my watch has stopped. -- Groucho Marx's last words | |
There is one way to find out if a man is honest -- ask him. If he says "Yes" you know he is crooked. -- Groucho Marx |