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"A husband is like a fire - he goes out when unattended." -- Evan Esar
Evan Esar (1899 - 1995) was an American humorist who wrote Esar's Comic Dictionary 1943 and 20,000 Quips and Quotes in 1968. He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957.

His quotes are commonly found in Crossword puzzles.[1]

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Total Books: 12
Humorous English
2011 - Humorous English (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781175709196
ISBN-10: 1175709190
Genre: History
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The Humor of Humor The Art and Techniques of Popular Comedy
2006 - The Humor of Humor the Art and Techniques of Popular Comedy [Classics in Communication and Mass Culture Series] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781412806169
ISBN-10: 141280616X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
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Esar's Comic Dictionary
2005 - Esar's Comic Dictionary (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781417989027
ISBN-10: 1417989025
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Esar's Comic Dictionary
2005 - Esar's Comic Dictionary (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781432612511
ISBN-10: 1432612514
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20000 Quips  Quotes A Treasury of Witty Remarks Comic Proverbs Wisecracks and Epigrams
1995 - 20000 Quips Quotes a Treasury of Witty Remarks Comic Proverbs Wisecracks and Epigrams (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781566195294
ISBN-10: 1566195292
Genre: Reference
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Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
1989 - Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780880292900
ISBN-10: 0880292903
Genres: Reference, Humor & Entertainment
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Esar's Comic Dictionary
1983 - Esar's Comic Dictionary (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780385158916
ISBN-10: 0385158912
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
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20000 Quips and Quotes
20000 Quips and Quotes (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780385000475
ISBN-10: 0385000472
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The comic encyclopedia A library of the literature and history of humor containing thousands of gags sayings and stories
20000 Quips and Quotes Treasury of Witty Remarks Comic Proverbs Wisecracks and Epigrams