Author: George Jean Nathan

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Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

- George Jean Nathan

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

- George Jean Nathan

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

- George Jean Nathan

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.

- George Jean Nathan

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.

- George Jean Nathan

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.

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.

- George Jean Nathan

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.

- George Jean Nathan

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

- George Jean Nathan

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

- George Jean Nathan

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