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Neath tile or thatch That man is rich Who has a scratch For every itch.

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Ogden Nash
Age: 68 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 19
Died: 1971
Died: May 19
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New York
United States
Frederic Ogden Nash
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Don't over-analyze your marriage it's like yanking up a fragile indoor plant every 20 minutes to see how its roots are growing.
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Stuyvesant chats with Kelly and Katz, The professor warms to the broker, And life is good in the brotherhood Of an air-conditioned smoker.
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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.
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Some hate broccoli, some hate bacon I hate having my picture taken. How can your family claim to love you And then demand a picture of you?
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Indeed, everybody wants to be a wow, But not everybody knows exactly how.
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I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, were it not for making living, which is rather a nouciance.
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Love is a word that is constantly heard, Hate is a word that is not. Love, I am told, is more precious than gold. Love, I have read, is hot. But hate is the verb that to me is superb, And Love but a drug on the mart. Any kiddie in school can love like a fool, But Hating, my boy, is an Art.
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One rule which woe betides the banker who fails to heed it/Never lend any money to anybody unless they don't need it.
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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!
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The truth I do not stretch or shove When I state the dog is full of love. I've also proved, by actual test, A wet dog is the lovingest.
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Too much Chablis can make you whablis.
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All husbands are alike, but they have different faces so you can tell them apart.
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The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.
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There is something about a martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth- I think that perhaps it's the gin.
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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.
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At another year I would not boggle Except that when I jog I joggle.
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Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. You've had about seven hours of sleep since Friday. No wonder you feel that lost sensation. You're sunk from a riot of relaxation.
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The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath.
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