“The More the Merrier” quotes

(1943)
Movie The More the Merrier
Title The More the Merrier
Year 1943
Director George Stevens
Genre Comedy, Romance
Plot – An American girl rents a room of her city apartment to a mature gentleman looking for accommodation. The man, on the other hand, sublets half of his room to a handsome young man without the knowledge of the landlady. The lives of the three in the narrow apartment is quite busy and the landlady, despite her threats, cannot evict the two intrusive tenants. After a series of amusing episodes and violent quarrels, things settle down and, thanks to the skillful maneuvers of the mature gentleman, the two youngsters get engaged.
All actors – Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines, Bruce Bennett, Frank Sully, Donald Douglas, Clyde Fillmore, Stanley Clements, David Alison, Sam Ash, Don Barclay
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“The More the Merrier” Quotes 4 quotes
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    “There are two kinds of people - those who don't do what they want to do, so they write down in a diary about what they haven't done, and those who are too busy to write about it because they're out doing it!”
    Charles Coburn - Benjamin Dingle
    [Tag:character, determination, people]
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    “- Connie Milligan: If you expect to get along here, Mr. Dingle, you'll have to learn to mind your own business.
    - Benjamin Dingle: These times, Miss Milligan, everybodies' business is everybodies' business. War brings people closer together.”
    Jean Arthur - Connie Milligan
    Charles Coburn - Benjamin Dingle
    [Tag:advice, discretion]
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    “Do you realize that practically most of the trouble in the world comes from people lying to people?”

    Charles Coburn - Benjamin Dingle
    [Tag:lies, trouble, world]
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    “- Connie Milligan: Do I smell smoke?
    - Benjamin Dingle: Only the smoke of burning memories, Miss Milligan, rising from the smoldering embers from my romantic youth.”
    Jean Arthur - Connie Milligan
    Charles Coburn - Benjamin Dingle
    [Tag:memory, smoking, youth]
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