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E. B. White

Top 10 E. B. White Quotes,  American
Total Quotes : 26
Humor Frog Analyzing

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

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Intelligence Genius Found

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

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Funny Obscure Clearly

Be obscure clearly.

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Plant Like His

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then gets stringy.

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Car Somewhere Else Else

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

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Nothing More Nor

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

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Amendment Over Editorial

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat.

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Life Desire Torn

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

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Writing Grammar Act

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

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Luck Men Self-Made

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

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Nature Less Time Outwit

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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Literature Chickens Which

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

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Image Been Shed

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.

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Someone Along Good Writer

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

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Funny Great Time Having

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

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Next Disarmament Knights

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.

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More Agreement Likely

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

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Space View See

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

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Work Writing Bad

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

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Run Long Run Picking

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

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