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> [I love the horse from hoof to head. From head to hoof and tail to mane. I love the horse as I have said - From head to hoof and back again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/i-love-the-horse-from-hoof-to-head-from-head-to-hoof-and-tail-to-mane/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

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## More by James Whitcomb Riley

> [I don't know how to tell it--but ef such a thing could be As the angels wantin' boardin', and they'd call around on me--…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/i-don-t-know-how-to-tell-it-but-ef-such-a-thing-could-be-as-the/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“    I woo'd a woman once, But she was sharper than an eastern wind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/i-woo-d-a-woman-once-but-she-was-sharper-than-an-eastern-wind/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“In fact, to speak in earnest, I believe it adds a charm To spice the good a trifle with a little dust of harm”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/in-fact-to-speak-in-earnest-i-believe-it-adds-a-charm-to-spice-the/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“And Philiper Flash, With a horrible slash, Whacked his jugular open and went to smash.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/and-philiper-flash-with-a-horrible-slash-whacked-his-jugular-open-and/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“A Parting Guest What delightful hosts are they— Life and Love! Lingeringly I turn away, This late hour, yet glad enough They have not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/a-parting-guest-what-delightful-hosts-are-they-life-and-love/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/continuous-unflagging-effort-persistence-and-determination-will-win/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“He Is Not Dead I cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/he-is-not-dead-i-cannot-say-and-i-will-not-say-that-he-is-dead-he-is/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“To all the little children:- The happy ones; and sad ones; the boisterous ones and glad ones; The good ones- Yes, the good ones,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/to-all-the-little-children-the-happy-ones-and-sad-ones-the-boisterous/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [The ripest peach is highest on the tree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/the-ripest-peach-is-highest-on-the-tree/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/it-is-no-use-to-grumble-and-complain-it-s-just-as-cheap-and-easy-to/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [“I so ill deserve the place his arms make for me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/i-so-ill-deserve-the-place-his-arms-make-for-me/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days Is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/but-the-air-s-so-appetizin-and-the-landscape-through-the-haze-of-a/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [O'er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/o-er-folded-blooms-on-swirls-of-musk-the-beetle-booms-adown-the/)

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> [Who bides his time tastes the sweet Of honey in the saltiest tear; And though he fares with slowest feet Joy runs to meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/who-bides-his-time-tastes-the-sweet-of-honey-in-the-saltiest-tear-and/)

[James Whitcomb Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-whitcomb-riley/)

> [Oh, the world's a curious compound, with its honey and its gall, With its cares and bitter crosses, but a good world after all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-whitcomb-riley/oh-the-world-s-a-curious-compound-with-its-honey-and-its-gall-with/)

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