Too clever is dumb.

Quote by Ogden Nash

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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.

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...

Daybreak is one of the greatest disadvantages of living under the solar system: It means...

Daybreak is one of the greatest disadvantages of living under the solar system: It means...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

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.

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

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

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.

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.

When I look at you every aged phrase is new, and there are moments when...

When I look at you every aged phrase is new, and there are moments when...

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward

Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.

Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.