Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry". Ogden Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 1931 and 1972.
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“Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn’t it, of a long line of proven criminals?”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“Children aren’t happy with nothing to ignore,
And that’s what parents were created for.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“The moral is that it is probably better not to sin at all, but if
some kind of sin you must be pursuing,
Well, remember to do it by doing rather than by not doing.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“And one of his partners asked ‘Has he vertigo?’ and the other glanced out and down and said ‘Oh no, only about ten feet more.’”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)