Who said “To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong,…”?

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Ogden Nash. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"A Word to Husbands" in Marriage Lines (1964)

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“To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.”
— Ogden Nash
Verified"A Word to Husbands" in Marriage Lines (1964) · evidenceMarriage

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Nash, O. (n.d.). To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28206-to-keep-your-marriage-brimming-with-love-in/

MLA

Nash, Ogden. “To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28206-to-keep-your-marriage-brimming-with-love-in/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Nash, Ogden. “To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/28206-to-keep-your-marriage-brimming-with-love-in/.

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