E. B. White Quotes

American - Writer | July 11, 1899 - October 1, 1985

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

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GoodManFarmerNothingMoreSense

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

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FunnyGreatTimeFactsOpinionsYou

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

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LifeCarYouEverythingSomewhere

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

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GoodFriendTrue FriendSomeoneTrue

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

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JoyLongLaundryRunGrapesUs

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

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MenLuckYouPresenceSomething

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people.

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PeopleProfitTroubleAlwaysSystem

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

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IntelligenceGeniusMoreWholeFound

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

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HumorPeopleFrogLikeInterested

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

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LifeMorningDayWorldPlanEnjoy

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it.

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FallFindPlayReviewStartingSaw

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