"Don't let the fear of the thorn keep you from the rose."
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Groucho Marx quotes (page 7 of 16)
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"Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him."
"The Arab and the camel are inseparable. It's been said that and Arab would give up his wife rather than give up his camel. Personally, I haven't got a camel, but I think it's a great idea."
"Always examine the dice."
"Blood's not thicker than money."
"Why don't you go home to your wife? Better yet, I'll go home to your wife, and outside of the improvement, she won't notice any difference."
"Gentlemen, Chicolini here may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot. I implore you, send him back to his father and brothers, who are waiting for him with open arms in the penitentiary. I suggest that we give him ten years in Leavenworth, or eleven years in Twelveworth."
"Firefly: Where is your husband? Mrs. Teasdale: Why, he's dead. Firefly: I'll bet he's just using that as an excuse. Mrs. Teasdale: I was with him to the very end. Firefly: Hmmph. No wonder he passed away. Mrs. Teasdale: I held him in my arms and kissed him. Firefly: Oh I see. Then, it was murder."
"She's afraid that if she leaves, she'll become the life of the party."
"In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom."
"Either he's dead or my watch has stopped."
"This would be a better place for children if parents had to eat spinach."
"A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke."
"A man's only as old as the woman he feels."
"Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?"
"It is impossible to design anything that is foolproof because fools are so ingenious."
"I married your mother because I wanted children, imagine my disappointment when you came along."
"Why don't you bore a hole in yourself and let the sap run out?"
"A cigar makers organization once said that I was the most famous cigar smoker in the world. I dont know if thats true, but once while visiting Havana, I went to a cigar factory. There were four hundred people there rolling cigars, and when they saw me, they all stood up and applauded."
"I'll never forget my wedding day... they threw vitamin pills"