George Ade

“Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry.”

“For parlor use, the vague generality is a life-saver.”

“The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.”

“Moral: It is a good thing to be a slave to the reading habit.”

“Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.”

“Early to bed and early to rise and you won't meet any prominent people.”

“He had been kicked in the head by a mule when young and believed everything he read in the Sunday papers.”

“Behold a careless father who is hitting on all cylinders to provide a nest egg for the son who will be a lifelong chump.”

“Draw your salary before spending it.”

“A good folly is worth whatever you pay for it.”