I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, Were it not for making a living, which is rather a nouciance.

Quote by Ogden Nash

Topics: Living Quotes

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is...

There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is...

Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven...

Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven...

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.

People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they...

People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they...

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit...

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit...

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone...

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone...

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that...

There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that...

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so...

If you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so...

I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era...

I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era...

Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to...

Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to...

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor

Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor

The bird a nest the spider a web the human friendship

The bird a nest the spider a web the human friendship

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...