George Jean Nathan

I only drink to make other people seem more interesting.

— 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.

— George Jean Nathan

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

— George Jean Nathan

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

— George Jean Nathan

Love demands infinitely less than friendship.

— George Jean Nathan

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

— George Jean Nathan

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

— George Jean Nathan

Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

— George Jean Nathan

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

— George Jean Nathan

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

— George Jean Nathan

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

— George Jean Nathan

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

— George Jean Nathan