Too clever is dumb.

Quote by Ogden Nash

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Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the...

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the...

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

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

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

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

Nobody agrees with anybody else anyhow, but adults conceal it and infants show it

Nobody agrees with anybody else anyhow, but adults conceal it and infants show 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...

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...

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.

Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. You've had about seven hours of...

Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. You've had about seven hours of...

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.

The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.

The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.

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.

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...

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

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...

Middle age ends and senescence begins, The day your descendants outnumber your friends.

Middle age ends and senescence begins, The day your descendants outnumber your friends.

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...

A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick...

A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick...

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

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

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

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

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.