Many are called, but few get up

Quote byAddison Mizner · 1872–1933

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Cynic's Calendar.

English (original)

Many are called, but few get up.

— Addison Mizner

Be held truthful that your lies may count.

People who love in glass houses should pull down the blinds.

Where there's a will, there's a law suit.

The wages of gin is breath.

Misery loves company but company does not reciprocate.

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