“Two is company; three is fifty bucks.”
Joan Rivers (1933–2014) American comedian, actress, and television host
Reported in The Quotable Quote Book (1990), p. 258
“In married life, three is company, and two is none.”
Algernon, Act I
The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
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James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
“But I always say, one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
F. Scott Fitzgerald book The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Source: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“Too much company is worse than none.”
James Burgh (1714–1775) British politician
The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
Gianni Sarcone (1962) Italian author, artist, designer, and researcher in visual perception and cognitive psychology
ESOF (2010).
Context: Life, like art, is purposeless and unpredictable. That’s what makes it beautiful and rare! In life, we are given the choice between three paths: utopia, illusion or nonsense. The funny thing is, none of us get the joke.
“I feel as if you are with me,
When company I have none.”
Momin Khan Momin (1801–1852) Indian writer
Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century, p. 182
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“You must learn how to marry and live a married life.”
C. Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) Political leader
Rajagopalachari, quoted in: Shiri Ram Bakshi (1990) C. Rajagopalachari, p. 160
Context: You must learn how to marry and live a married life. That is true Home Science. Home is made by ma-ried people and children and the science deals with that subject. Please remember that Home Science is not preparation for a profession or a trade; but it is preparation for marriage.