Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, 1876 - 1944
From the George Grantham Bain collection, Library of Congress (22 January 1916)
Born: 23 June 1876, Paducah, Kentucky
Died: 11 March 1944, New York City
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Irvin S. Cobb quotes:
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- A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - A good storyteller is a person who has a good memory and hopes other people haven't. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - Down our way we're always had a theory that the Civil War was not brought on by Secession of Slavery or the State's Rights issue. These matters contributed to the quarrel, but there is a deeper reason. It was bought on by some Yankee coming down south and putting nutmeg in a julep. So our folks up and left the Union flat. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - Middle age: when you begin to exchange your emotions for symptoms. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb - You couldn't tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation. permalink
Irvin S. Cobb
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