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Men Quotes by Ogden Nash
- Man is a victim of dope in the incurable form of hope.
- One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
- Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.
- An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a man can hope for, Even then, no sooner has he…
- The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath.
- I have an idea that the phrase weaker sex was coined by some woman to disarm some man she was preparing to overwhelm.
- People expect old men to die, They do not really mourn old men. Old men are different. People look At them with eyes that wonder…
- A husband is a man who two minutes after his head touches the pillow is snoring like an overloaded omnibus.
- The old men know when an old man dies.
- Neath tile or thatch That man is rich Who has a scratch For every itch.
- Here is a pen and here is a pencil, here's a typewriter, here's a stencil, here's a list of today's appointments, and all the flies…
- Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
- A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.
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