American writer (1866-1944)
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, "It Might Have Been."
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Corporation Director and the Mislaid Ambition", More Fables
Do not give alms promiscuously. Select the unworthy poor and make them happy. To give to the deserving is a duty, but to help the improvident, drinking class is clear generosity, so that the donor has a right to be warmed by a selfish pride and count on a most flattering obituary.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox", True Bills
Even the elders can give a number of helpful hints.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox", True Bills
In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment.
GEORGE ADE
Cosmopolitan Magazine, Feb. 1928
Give the people what they think they want.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So", Fables in Slang