# The funniest quotes of the Baron of Itararé

The liver that is bad for drinking, the round world going flat and whoever invented work: the best-known one-liners of Brazilian humorist Aparício Torelly, the Baron of Itararé.

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- Sep 3, 2020 · Ricardo P.
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## Top 12

1. **Everything would be easy if it weren't for the difficulties.** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Maxima and Minima of Barão de Itararé.
2. **Women of a certain age are never the right age.** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Almagnaque (1949).
3. **The first eviction action was the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise for non-payment of rent and irregular behavior.** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Almagnaque (1955).
4. **The government's problem is not a lack of persistence but persistence in lacking.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Máximas e Mínimas (Maxims and Minims).
5. **Marriage is a tragedy in two acts: one civil and one religious.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Maxima and Minima of Barão de Itararé.
6. **Every man who sells himself receives more than he is worth.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Almagnaque (1949).
7. **Love is blind, but civil guards are not.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Almagnaque (1949).
8. **God gives a comb to those who have no hair.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Almagnaque (1955).
9. **Let's leave it as is and see how I get on.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Maxima and Minima of Barão de Itararé.
10. **The drum makes a lot of noise, but it is empty inside.** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Maxima and Minima of Barão de Itararé.
11. **The liver is very bad for drinking.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1949), his humour almanac.
12. **Where you least expect it, that is exactly where nothing comes from.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1955), his humour almanac.
13. **Television is the greatest marvel of science at the service of human stupidity.** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1955), his humour almanac.
14. **Whoever invented work had nothing to do.** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Almanhaque (1955), his humour almanac.
15. **There is something in the air besides the scheduled planes.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1949), his humour almanac.
16. **Salt cod is a fish that has been washed and ironed.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1949), his humour almanac.
17. **For this world to be good, we need to make another one.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almanhaque (1955), his humour almanac.
18. **Time is money. So let's try paying our debts with time.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Máximas e Mínimas (Maxims and Minims).
19. **It is not sad to change your ideas; it is sad to have no ideas to change.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Máximas e Mínimas (Maxims and Minims).
20. **Men are born equal, but the next day they are already different.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Máximas e Mínimas (Maxims and Minims).
21. **This world is round, but it is getting flat (dull).** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Almanhaque (1949), his humour almanac.

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