John Godfrey Saxe

"It was six men of Hindustan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind) That each by observation Might satisfy the mind."

"What Lowely meant she didnt know For she always avoided "everything low,"

"But blast the man, with curses loud and deep, Whateer the rascals name, or age, or station, Who first invented, and went round advising, That artificial cut-off, — Early Rising!"

"A youth would marry a maiden, For fair and fond was she; But she was rich, and he was poor, And so it might not be."

"In battle or business, whatever the game, In law or in love, it is ever the same; In the struggle for power, or the scramble for pelf, Let this be your motto, — Rely on yourself! For, whether the prize be a ribbon or throne, The victor is he who can go it alone!"

"Dont use strong drink, — pray let me advise, — It s bad for the stomach, and ruins the eyes;"

"Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made."

"And so these men of Hindustan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right And all were in the wrong. So oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!"

"INGLORIOUS friend! most confident I am Thy life is one of very little ease; Albeit men mock thee with their similes And prate of being "happy as a clam!"

"Young men! it s a critical thing to go Exactly right with a lady in tow; But when you are in the proper track, Just go ahead, and never look back!"

"Bless me! this is pleasant Riding on the Rail."

"God bless the man who first invented sleep!" So Sancho Panza said, and so say I."