Nathan, George Jean
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Nathan, George Jean
Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
Nathan, George Jean
Patriotism
Love demands infinitely less than friendship.
Nathan, George Jean
Friends and Friendship
Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.
Nathan, George Jean
Love
Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Nathan, George Jean
Politicians and Politics
An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.
Nathan, George Jean
Optimism
The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.
Nathan, George Jean
Skepticism
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.
Nathan, George Jean
Thoughts and Thinking
A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.
Nathan, George Jean
Ambition
I only drink to make other people seem more interesting.
Nathan, George Jean
Alcohol and Alcoholism
The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.
Nathan, George Jean
Comedy and Comedians
To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.
Nathan, George Jean
Arts and Artists