George Jean Nathan Quotes

1882-1958, American Critic
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“Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.”
Love
“Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
Politicians and Politics
“Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.”
Patriotism
“The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.”
VerifiedMateria Critica (1924) · evidenceSkepticism
“An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.”
Optimism
“The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.”
Verified"Test of a Comedian", The American Mercury (September 1929) · evidenceComedy and Comedians
“To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.”
Arts and Artists
“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.”
Ambition