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I hate the word 'ought' - it always implies something dull, cold, and commonplace. The 'ought nots' of life are its pleasantest things.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Hate, Dull, Cold
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1837). “Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides ...”, p.88
I hate the word 'ought' - it always implies something dull, cold, and commonplace. The 'ought nots' of life are its pleasantest things.