Sleep is perverse as human nature, Sleep is perverse as a legislature, Sleep is as forward as hives or goiters, And where it is least desired, it loiters.

Quote by Ogden Nash

Topics: Mankind Quotes

I have an idea that the phrase 'weaker sex' was coined by some woman to...

I have an idea that the phrase 'weaker sex' was coined by some woman to...

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...

Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.

Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.

Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you.

Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you.

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

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

Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?

Do you think my mind is maturing late, or simply rotted early?

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 would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, Were it not for making...

I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, Were it not for making...

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...

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an...

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a...

They take the paper and they read the headlines, so they've heard of unemployment and...

They take the paper and they read the headlines, so they've heard of unemployment and...

Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents were created for.

Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents were created for.

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...

The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.

The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.

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.

People are more easily led than driven.

People are more easily led than driven.

I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than...

I always feel sorry for people who think more about a rainy day ahead than...