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Ogden Nash

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Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny 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".


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Quote Left The further through life I drift the more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift. Quote Right
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Quote Left 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. Quote Right
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Quote Left The Preacher, the Politicain, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie! Quote Right
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Quote Left I don't mind their having a lot of money, and I don't care how they employ it, but I do think that they damn well ought to admit they enjoy it. Quote Right
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Quote Left Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who cannot sleep with window shut, and a woman who cannot sleep with the window open. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs