Justice is a contract of expediency, entered upon to prevent men harming or being harmed.

—Groucho Marx

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About Groucho Marx

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he is considered one of America's greatest comedians.

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Never have children, only grandchildren.

—Groucho Marx

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

—Groucho Marx

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

—Groucho Marx

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From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

—Groucho Marx

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

—Groucho Marx

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Though music oft hath such a charm to make bad good, and good provoke to harm.

—William Shakespeare

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Rules exist for a reason. Rules exist because when people don't follow them, people get hurt.

—Ally Carter in Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

I suffer more from the humiliations inflicted by my country than from those inflicted on her.

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My schooling did me a great deal of harm and no good whatever; it was simply dragging a child's soul through the dirt.

—George Bernard Shaw

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