American journalist and humorist H. Allen Smith (1907-1976) wrote in the book Let the Crabgrass Grow (1960):
“On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks.”
The saying has been included in many collections of quotations about Mondays and has been printed on many images.
Wikipedia: H. Allen Smith
Harry Allen Wolfgang Smith (December 19, 1907—February 24, 1976) was an American journalist and humorist whose books were popular in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies.
Google Books
Let the Crabgrass Grow
By H. Allen Smith
New York, NY: B. Geis Associates: Distributed by Random House
1960
Pg. 197:
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks. —Sayings of Avery
(Avery is Smith’s neighbor, and is possibly fictional.—ed.)
Google Books
The Official Rules and Explanations:
The Original Guide to Surviving the Electronic Age with Wit, Wisdom, and Laughter
By Paul Dickson
Federal Street Press
1999
Pg. 6:
(2) On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks.
(Credited to H. Allen Smith.—ed.)
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