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An epigram is the marriage of wit, and wisdom; a wisecrack, their divorce.

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It is the uncensored sense of humor of a people which is the ultimate therapy for man in society.

Many a man who falls in love with a dimple make the mistake of marrying the whole girl.

Esar's Comic Dictionary (1943)

Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it.

Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.

The personal comparative is marked by epigrammatic self-satire. It implies that everyone thinks himself better than anyone else, but only the egoist says so.

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The confusion of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.

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Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.

Oscar Wilde A Woman of No Importance (1893)

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

Samuel Johnson

The best way to worship God is to love your wife.

Victor Hugo Les Misérables (1862)

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