George Ade quotes

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.
-- George Ade

#Peace #Mind #Peace Of Mind

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.
-- George Ade

#Hilarious #Sarcastic #Laughter

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.
-- George Ade

#Time #Moving #Past

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.
-- George Ade

#Marriage #Would Be

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.
-- George Ade

#Writing #Belief #Turned Down

The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.
-- George Ade

#Travel #Journey #Three

The higher they fly the harder they fall.
-- George Ade

#Fall #Harder #Higher

If you have to be burned at the stake, be a good fellow and collect your own fire-wood.
-- George Ade

#Fire #Woods #Stakes

Those having the most time to devote to a line of endeavor usually become the most proficient.
-- George Ade

#Lines #Endeavor

The first sign of extravagance is to buy trousers that one does not need.
-- George Ade

#Doe #Needs #Extravagance

The only literary men are those who have to work at it.
-- George Ade

#Men

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

#Opportunity #Men #Doors

Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!
-- George Ade

#Wise #Ignorance #Bliss

Always interline a contract before signing it, merely to impress the Party of the First Part. The one who puts his signature to Articles of Agreement drawn up by the other fellow is establishing a dangerous precedent.
-- George Ade

#Party #Agreement #Signatures

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

#Apples #Serpent #Helpless

Never try to get into society, so-called. Those who try seldom get in, and if they do edge through the portals they always feel clammy and unworthy when under the scrutiny of the elect. Sit outside and appear indifferent, and after a while they may sent for you. If not, it will be money in your pocket.
-- George Ade

#Trying #Pockets #May

One smell of brimstone makes the whole world kin.
-- George Ade

#Smell #World

Those who are entitled to it get it sooner or later.
-- George Ade

#Sooner Or Later

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.
-- George Ade

#Tree #Twigs #Bent

Too many trained nurses discommode Cupid.
-- George Ade

#Nurse #Cupid

A rolling stone gathers no moss and therefore will not be derided as a moss-back. Roll as much as possible.
-- George Ade

#Moss #Rolling #Stones

It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
-- George Ade

#Long

Early to bed and early to rise, and you'll meet very few of the best people.
-- George Ade

#People #Bed #Modern Life

A good musical comedy consists largely of disorderly conduct occassionally interrupted by talk.
-- George Ade

#Art #Musical #Entertainment

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.
-- George Ade

#Recovery #Life Is #Relapse

"Whom are you?" said he, for he had been to night school.
-- George Ade

#Education #Writing #School

Moral: Don't try to Account for Anything.
-- George Ade

#Trying #Moral #Accounts

Moral: It all depends.
-- George Ade

#Moral

I am thoroughly tired of the fable style of narrative and shall do my best to get up something entirely different and possibly little more worthy.
-- George Ade

#Tired #Style #Different

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.
-- George Ade

#Country #Pride #Cities

Give the people what they think they want.
-- George Ade

#Thinking #People #Giving

The shorter the hours, the larger the income. Don't get into the habit of putting in long hours or you may be set down into a permanent subordinate position.
-- George Ade

#Long #Income #May

In uplifting, get underneath.
-- George Ade

#Uplifting

If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.
-- George Ade

#Work #Mean #Destiny

When Wealth walks in at the Door, the Press Agent comes in through the Window.
-- George Ade

#Doors #Agents #Wealth

The wealthy have nothing left except money.
-- George Ade

#Wealth #Wealthy

One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach.
-- George Ade

#Leadership #Sports #Men

Scatter seeds of kindness.
-- George Ade

#Kindness

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 as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand.
-- George Ade

#Reading #Writing #Hands

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature
-- George Ade

#Literature #Should #Currents

A good jolly is worth what you pay for it.
-- George Ade

#Pay #Jolly

A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out
-- George Ade

#Smart #People #Indiana

She was short on intellect, but long on shape.
-- George Ade

#Intelligent #Long #Shapes

It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.
-- George Ade

#Happiness #Morning #Laughter

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.
-- George Ade

#Life #Communication #Use

In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.
-- George Ade

#Country #Cities #Funeral

Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.
-- George Ade

#Sarcastic #Sarcasm #Looks

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.
-- George Ade

#People #Wish #Bed

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

#Teacher #Bridges #Gaps

Familiarity breeds contentment.
-- George Ade

#Contentment #Familiarity

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

#Sweet #Winter #Names

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.
-- George Ade

#Money #Men #Risk

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

#Important #Importance #Meekness

The only city people are those born so.
-- George Ade

#Cities #People #Born

Do not give alms promiscuously. Select the unworthy poor and make them happy. To give to the deserving is a duty, but to help the improvident, drinking class is clear generosity, so that the donor has a right to be warmed by a selfish pride and count on a most flattering obituary.
-- George Ade

#Selfish #Drinking #Pride

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.
-- George Ade

#Hands #Two #Bird

Even the elders can give a number of helpful hints.
-- George Ade

#Numbers #Giving #Advice

Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.
-- George Ade

#Character #Adversity #Nobility

A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.
-- George Ade

#Men #Important #Feels

One cannot rest except after steady practice.
-- George Ade

#Practice #Steady

Every man is the architect of his own fortunes, but the neighbors superintend the construction.
-- George Ade

#Men #Construction #Neighbor

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home for wearing what you like.
-- George Ade

#Home #Humble

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
-- George Ade

#Best Friend #Time #Funny Friend