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Ogden Nash

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Quotations and sayings

01Undated

Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor.

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02Undated

Another good thing about gossip is that it is within everybody's reach And it is much more interesting than any other form of speech.

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03Undated

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

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04Undated

Here's a good rule of thumb Too clever is dumb.

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05Undated

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

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06Undated

Some people's money is merited and other people's is inherited.

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07Undated

The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin with a grin.

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08Undated

The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can't cure.

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09Undated

Poets aren't very useful because they aren't consumeful or very produceful.

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10Undated

Progress might have been all right once but it's gone on too long.

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11Undated

One bliss for which there is no match is when you itch to up and scratch.

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12Undated

Parsely is gharsley.

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13Undated

There are people who are very resourceful At being remorseful And who apparently feel that the best way to make friends Is to do something terrible and then make amends.

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14Undated

Here lies my past Goodbye I have kissed it Thank you kids I wouldn't have missed it.

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15Undated

Purity is obscurity.

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16Undated

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.

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17Undated

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

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18Undated

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.

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19Undated

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.

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20Undated

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

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21Undated

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

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22Undated

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.

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23Undated

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.

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24Undated

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them.

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