He is not drunk, who from the floor, can rise and stand and shout for more Ogden Nash More Quotes by Ogden Nash More Quotes From Ogden Nash Authors of all races, be they Greeks, Romans, Teutons, or Celts, Can't seem just to say anything is the thing it is but have to go out of their way to say that it is like something else. Ogden Nash greekracewriting I test my bath before I sit, And I'm always moved to wonderment That what chills the finger not a bit Is so frigid upon the fundament. Ogden Nash bathschilltests I'm like a backward berry, Unripened on the vine, For all my friends are fifty, And I'm only forty-nine. Ogden Nash berriesagebirthday Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor. Ogden Nash preparedadversityloyalty I believe that people believe what they believe they believe. Ogden Nash i-believebelievepeople When there are monsters there are miracles. Ogden Nash miraclemonsters Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends, with the sparkle of beer and wine; May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends, than the foam at the top of the stein. Then here's to the heartening wassail, wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around. Ogden Nash winedrinkingheart The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat. Ogden Nash sarcasmcatsarcastic And you stagger down to break your fast. Greasy bacon and lacquered eggs And coffee composed of frigid dregs. Ogden Nash eggscoffeefood Miranda in Miranda's sight is old, gray and dirty; Twenty-nine she was last night; This morning she is thirty. Ogden Nash morningnightdirty Middle age ends and senescence begins, the day your descendant's outnumber your friends. Ogden Nash endsagefunny There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes? It's my heart that dictates my decision.' Ogden Nash eyeheartsports But all ladies think they weigh too much. Ogden Nash womentoo-muchthinking One thing about the past. It's likely to last. Ogden Nash one-thinglastspast There is one fault that I must find Ogden Nash nicecoupledrinking Where there is a monster, there is a miracle. Ogden Nash miraclemonsters Wind is caused by the trees waving their branches. Ogden Nash branchestreewind Only the gamefish swims upstream, But the sensible fish swims down. Ogden Nash fishessensibleswim Humor is hope's companion in arms. It is not brash, it is not cheap, it is not heartless. Among other things I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit. Ogden Nash heartlesssurvivalthinking O money, money, money. I'm not necessarily one of those who think thee holy, but I often stop to wonder how thou canst go out so fast when thou comest in so slowly. Ogden Nash holywonderthinking
