The only real laughter comes from despair.
GROUCHO MARXThose are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well I have others.
More Groucho Marx Quotes
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Why don’t you bore a hole in yourself and let the sap run out?
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A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.
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I only write first editions.
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Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
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Why, look at me. I’ve worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.
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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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Do you mind if I don’t smoke?
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If you are one of those lucky persons who own a pen that writes underwater, you might try living in a swimming pool.
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He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.
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I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
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Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow women.
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Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse.
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Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There’s no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.
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Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.
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Die in the West and you’re halfway to Heaven.
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I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.
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Here’s to our wives and girlfriends, may they never meet!
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Most young women do not welcome promiscuous advances.
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She got her looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.
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I must admit, I was born at an early age.
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Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.
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I’ve got a good mind to go out and join a club and beat you over the head with it.
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If you are one of those lucky persons who own a pen that writes underwater, you might try living in a swimming pool.
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Marriage is the chief cause of divorce.
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Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy
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I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.
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