More from Ogden Nash
- “A Dog’s Best Friend Is His Illiteracy” in The Private Dining Room (1953)
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.
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Middle age is when you’ve met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.
Versus (1949), “Let’s Not Climb the Washington Monument Tonight”
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.