Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything ends, too soon, too soon.
Ogden NashRead
Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends, with the sparkle of beer and wine; May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends, than the foam at the top of the stein. Then here's to the heartening wassail, wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around.
Interpretation
This quote celebrates the joy of good friendships and the deeper connections that form over shared drinks.
Ogden Nash's quote emphasizes the importance of camaraderie and the joy that comes from gathering with friends over drinks. It highlights the idea that the sentiment of friendship should be profound and lasting, unlike the ephemeral nature of foam on a beer. The toast conveys a sense of celebrating life and the bonds formed through shared experiences, encouraging individuals to take charge of their social interactions and foster meaningful connections.
In practice
During a toast at a wedding reception, to honor the deep connections between family and friends.
Time is so old and love so brief, love is pure gold and time a thief. We're late, darling, we're late, The curtain descends, everything ends, too soon, too soon.
I'm like a backward berry, Unripened on the vine, For all my friends are fifty, And I'm only forty-nine.
I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era when so many things were going so right for so many of the wrong persons.
Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.
Middle-age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy. _x000D_ You've had about seven hours of sleep since Friday. _x000D_ No wonder you feel that lost sensation. _x000D_ You're sunk from a riot of relaxation.
The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing, and avoids your eye.
Friendship that insists upon agreement on all matters is not worth the name. Friendship to be real must ever sustain the weight of honest differences, however sharp they be.
You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin
Is that the basis of friendship? Is it as reactive as that? Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?... Do we all buzz or ring or light up when people press our vanity buttons, and only then? Can I think of anyone in my whole life whom I have liked without his first showing signs of liking me?
In the end all books are written for your friends.
There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
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