Charlie Chan Aphorism

Coincidence like ancient egg - leave unpleasant odor.
-- Charlie Chan, Murder Over New York

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Always harder to keep murder secret than for egg to bounce on sidewalk.
Charlie Chan The Black Camel

Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

I haven't posted a Chanism for awhile. It's about time for one.

Advice after mistake is like medicine after dead man's funeral.
--Charlie Chan Carries On

Chan Aphorism

Authors sometimes take strange liberties.
--Charlie Chan, The Chinese Cat

Chan Aphorism

All foxes come at last to fur store.
--Charlie Chan, The Black Camel

Charlie Chan Aphorism

A woman should always decorate scene like blossom of plum.

-- Charlie Chan, The Chinese Ring

I've always thought the Charlie Chan stories were quite progressive for their time in terms of race.  Not so in terms of women.  This aphorism seems appropriate for the post below.  I wonder what Charlie would say about women's rugby.

Chan Aphorism

Inquisitive person like bear after honey - sometime find hornets' nest.
Charlie Chan at the Circus

Chan Aphorism

Alibi have habit of disappearing like hole in water.
--Charlie Chan, The Black Camel

Chan Aphorism

Detective without curiosity is like glass eye at keyhole - no good.
--Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Chan Aphorism

Death is the black camel that kneels unbid at every gate.
--Charlie Chan, The Black Camel

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Trouble, like first love, teach many lessons.
-- Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Biggest mistakes in history made by people who didn't think.
--Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Theory, like mist on eyeglasses, obscure vision.
-- Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Every man must wear out at least one pair of fool's shoes.

Chan Aphorism - on patience

Patience and mulberry leaf becaome a silk shawl.
-- Charlie Chan

Every writer needs patience, especially when trying to interest agents and editors.

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Insignificant molehill sometimes more important than conspicuous mountain.
--Charlie Chan

Those St. Louis hills didn't seem so big until I tried to run them.

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Here's how Ernie and I felt yesterday:

Drop of plain water on tongue more precious than gold in purse.
--Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

In presence of pretty girl, what man keeps silent?
--Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan Aphorism

Necessity mother of invention, but sometimes step-mother of deception.
--Charlie Chan