Ogden Nash Quotes

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Ogden Nash was an American poet known for his witty and humorous poetry. His works are characterized by their clever wordplay and satire, and have been beloved by readers.

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Famous Ogden Nash Quotes

“How do I feel today? I feel as unfit as an unfiddle, And it is the result of a certain turbulence in the mind and an uncertain burbulence in the middle. What was it, anyway, that angry thing that flew at me? I am unused to banshees crying Boo at me. Your wife can’t be a banshee— Or can she?”

Poetry Relationships Marriage Drinking Hangover Banshees

Book:The Private Dining-room and Other Verses

Source: The Private Dining-room and Other Verses

“To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup, whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.”

Humor Marriage

Author:Ogden Nash

“A husband is a man who two minutes after his head touches the pillow is snoring like an overloaded omnibus.”

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Book:Good intentions

Source: Good intentions

“If you are really Master of your Fate, it shouldn't make any difference to you whether Cleopatra or the Bearded Lady is your mate.”

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Book:The Selected Verse of Ogden Nash

Source: The Selected Verse of Ogden Nash

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

“The reason for much matrimony is patrimony.”

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Book:Hard lines

Source: Hard lines

“Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.”

“Marriage is the only known example of the happy meeting of the immovable object and the irresistible force.”

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“Don't over-analyze your marriage; it's like yanking up a fragile indoor plant every 20 minutes to see how its roots are growing.”

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Author:Ogden Nash

About the Author

Born: August 19, 1902
Died: March 19, 1971
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 208

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The face is familiar: the selected verse of Ogden NashRelated source material

The Selected Verse of Ogden NashRelated source material

Good intentionsRelated source material

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