Ogden Nash Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ogden Nash quotes, Ogden Nash sayings, and Ogden Nash proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. Ogden Nash
Candy is dandy. But liquor is quicker. Ogden Nash
Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them. Ogden Nash
The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk. Ogden Nash
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. Ogden Nash
Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them. Ogden Nash
Some tortures are physical And some are mental, But the one that is both Is dental. Ogden Nash
The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk. Ogden Nash
I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers. Ogden Nash
Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. Ogden Nash
Where there is a monster, there is a miracle. Ogden Nash
There is something about a Martini, A tingle remarkably pleasant; A yellow, a mellow Martini; I wish that I had one at present. Ogden Nash
Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. Ogden Nash
Middle age is when you're old enough to know better but still young enough to do it. Ogden Nash
Tonight’s December thirty-first, / Something is about to burst. / The clock is crouching, dark and small, / Like a time bomb in the hall. / Hark, it's midnight, children dear. / Duck! Here comes another year! Ogden Nash
Middle age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else. Ogden Nash
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. Ogden Nash
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. Ogden Nash
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. Ogden Nash
A little bit of gossip does me good. Ogden Nash
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up. Ogden Nash
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. Ogden Nash
The doors of heaven and hell are adjacent and identical. Ogden Nash
When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window. Ogden Nash
When I jog I joggle. Ogden Nash
Any kiddie in school can love like a fool, / But hating, my boy, is an art. Ogden Nash
At another year / I would not boggle / Except that when I jog / I joggle. Ogden Nash
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. Ogden Nash
Some tortures are physical / And some are mental, / But the one that is both / Is dental. Ogden Nash
I wonder if there is woman in the world strong-minded enough to shed ten pounds or twenty,— And say, there now, that's plenty. Ogden Nash