Gelett Burgess Quotes

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Repeat not the manner of a flirtation; for lo, all the world shall hear of it, and women will taunt thee.

Gelett Burgess

No man knoweth how another man maketh his love, for women tell not.

Gelett Burgess

Can a woman entertain a man and a pet at the same time? I say unto thee, one of the twain shall suffer jealousy.

Gelett Burgess

The old say, "I remember when." The young say, "What's the news?"

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Beware of a woman who signeth not her name to her letters; she will bear watching, aye, she hath a past.

Gelett Burgess

Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—
I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;
But I can tell you Anyhow
I'll Kill you if you Quote it!

Gelett Burgess

Tell not thy previous loves to a woman, lest she also telleth thee hers.

Gelett Burgess

Son, heed my instruction, and apply thyself to know women; let thine eyes observe her when she is with another, for what she doeth with him, she will do with thee, also.

Gelett Burgess

Men do foolish things thoughtlessly, knowing not why; but no woman doeth aught without a reason.

Gelett Burgess

Gelett Burgess

Gelett Burgess

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Born: January 30, 1866

Died: September 18, 1951 (aged 85)

Bio: Frank Gelett Burgess was an artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist.

Known for:

Goops and how to be them (1900)
Are You a Bromide? (1906)
Goop Tales: Alphabetically Told
The Burgess nonsense book (1901)

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