And above the wall of the Chimp and Snipe You may hear the squeak of his plaintive pipe While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain To meet with his Jumbly Girl again; Lonely and wild – all night he goes, – The Dong with a luminous Nose!
Nose Quotes
Bah! The thing is not a nose at all, but a bit of primordial chaos clapped on to my face.
Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife’s lover? Wretched husband, that was not the part which outraged you! Fool, what have you done? Your wife has lost nothing by the operation.
There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.
Many a man’s tongue broke his nose.
The wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood. (Proverbs 30:33)
An old man sleeps. The house-fly goes, tasting the salt-lick of his nose.
Picking one’s nose is like making love to a fine woman; one must be subtle and graceful, and never dig too deeply, except when occasion truly demands it.
The modern nose, like the modern eye, has developed a sort of microscopic, intercellular intensity which makes our human contacts painful and revolting.
To avoid trouble and insure safety, breathe through your nose. It keeps the mouth shut.
