More Quotes by Ogden Nash
God in His wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why.
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.
How confusing the beams from memory's lamp are; One day a bachelor, the next a grampa. What is the secret of the trick? How did I get so old so quick?
No, you never get any fun Out of the things you haven't done.
Among other things I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit. So here we are several billion of us, crowded into our global concentration camp for the duration. How are we to survive? Solemnity is not the answer, any more than witless and irresponsible frivolity is. I think our best chance lies in humor, which in this case means a wry acceptance of our predicament. We don't have to like it but we can at least recognize its ridiculous aspects, one of which is ourselves.
I am a conscientious man, when I throw rocks at seabirds I leave no tern unstoned.
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
I believe that people believe what they believe they believe.
Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.
If called by a panther, don't anther.
