Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Wilson Mizner Playwright

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: May 19, 1876
  • Died: Apr 3, 1933

Wilson Mizner was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show.

God help those who do not help themselves. God

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. wisdom

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away. best

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in. wisdom

Failure has gone to his head. failure

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education. education, faith & respect

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up. death

Art is science made clear. art & science

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found. art

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears. power & women

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other sayings from William Butler Yeats

28 other sayings from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

74 more quotes from Winston Churchill