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

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 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...

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...

A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.

A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.

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.

Too clever is dumb.

Too clever is dumb.

The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.

The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

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...

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence

Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny -...

Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny -...

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are...

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are...

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

Love is a word that is constantly heard, Hate is a word that is not....

Love is a word that is constantly heard, Hate is a word that is not....

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...

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.

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.

In the life of each of us, I said to myself, 'There is a place...

In the life of each of us, I said to myself, 'There is a place...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.