Ogden Nash Quotes


Love is a word that is constantly heard,
Hate is a word that is not.
Love, I am told, is more precious than gold.
Love, I have read, is hot.
But hate is the verb that to me is superb,
And Love but a drug on the mart.
Any kiddie in school can love like a fool,
But Hating, my boy, is an Art.


Citations

Nash, Ogden. "Plea for Less Malice Toward None." I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Little, Brown and Company, 1938, p. 165.

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Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
  • Born: August 19, 1902
  • Died: May 19, 1971
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry.