Henry James Byron

Quotes

• “This gardener's rule applies to youth and age, When young sow wild oats, but when old grow sage.”
• “Life's too short for chess.”
• “Love levels all,—it elevates the clown, And often brings the fattest people down.”
• “The least drop in the world I do not mind: "Cognac"'s a noun I never yet declin'd.”
• “Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in: Loose habits would destroy all discipline.”
• “My dog, who picks up everything one teaches, Has got "three heads," like Mr. Gladstone's speeches, But, as might naturally be expected, His are considerably more connected.”

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