Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Franklin P. Adams Actor

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 15, 1881
  • Died: Mar 23, 1960

Franklin Pierce Adams was an American columnist, well known by his initials F.P.A., and wit, best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower", and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please. A prolific writer of light verse, he was a member of the Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s.

Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. age

There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important. age

The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more women, their rights and nothing less. women

Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute. imagination

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. best, fitness & health

Too much truth is uncouth. truth

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. women

Christmas is over and Business is Business. business & Christmas

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 wisdom & wit from William Blake

32 wisdom & wit from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 more thoughts from Storm Jameson

2 more thoughts from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 other quotes from Victor Hugo

73 other quotes from Victor Hugo