Leo Rosten was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist. Leo Rosten compiled aphorisms about a variety of subjects from acting and advice to wordplay and youth, which were published in Leo Rosten’s Carnival of Wit: From Aristotle to Woody Allen. Here are a few good quotes from Leo Rosten’s compilation:
People debase the pursuit of happiness into the narcotic pursuit of “fun.”
When a man brings his wife a gift for no reason, there’s a reason.
– Molly McGee
WIT:
When a man brings his wife a gift for no reason, there’s a reason.
– Molly McGee
WISECRACK:
I’m a very good housekeeper; when I leave a man, I keep his house.
– Zsa Zsa Gabor
ASTUTE MOCKERY:
We sent missionaries to China so the Chinese could get to heaven, but we wouldn’t let them into our country.
– Pearl S Buck
SPARKLING DESCRIPTIONS:
To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady.
– Wilson Mizner
PUNS:
Every crowd has a silver lining.
– PT Barnum
SATIRICAL DEFINITIONS:
Murderer: One presumed to be innocent until declared insane.
– Oscar Wilde
TYPOS:
Mr. Baker sent this telegram to his wife: HAVING WONDERFUL TIME. WISH YOU WERE HER.
– Unattributed
SIMPLE TRANSPOSITIONS:
He had the kind of face which, once seen, was never remembered.
– Oscar Wilde
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
– G K Chesterton