If I had my way no one should be taught to read until after he had passed his hundredth year. In that way, and in that way only can we protect our youth from the dreadful influence of such novels… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
A nasty day! A nasty day! 'Twas thus I heard a critic say Because the skies were bleak and gray— And yet it somehow seemed to me The day was all that it should be. I looked it very closely… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
I like the man who takes the stones Upon his rocky road With smiling lips instead of groans, Whate'er his heavy load Who seizes… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
“If there is any animal in the whole category of four-legged creatures that more thoroughly deserves to be called a pig than the pig,… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
Whose heart doth hold the Christmas glow Hath little need of Mistletoe; Who bears a smiling grace of mien Need waste no time on… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
If I had my way no one should be taught to read until after he had passed his hundredth year. In that way, and… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
“as I [Eve] was the only cook in all Christendom at the time, the idea of not coming home to dinner never occurred to… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
The only care That I shall share Shall be the care of others, And on the road I'll halve the load Of overburdened brothers.… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
You know the Model of your Car. You know just what its powers are. You treat it with a deal of care, Nor tax… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
“The outer garments of to-day will become the under-clothes of some destined to-morrow, and centuries hence a man found walking on the public highways… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
For me, my craft is sailing on,Through mists to-day, clear seas anon.Whate'er the final harbor be'T is good to sail upon the sea! — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
“Curious," it said. "What you call your decent self doesn't dare look me in the eye! What a mistake people make who say that… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
I have no dog, but it must be Somewhere there's one belongs to me-- A little chap with wagging tail, And dark brown eyes… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image