Quips from Evan Essar 1899-1995

A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.
A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a rich widow.
America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.
Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.
Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.
Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.
Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.
The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.
The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.