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title: "2 Sleep Sancho Quotes By John Godfrey Saxe"
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> [God bless the man who first invented sleep!" So Sancho Panza said and so say I; And bless him, also, that he didn't keep His great discovery to himself, nor try To make it, as the lucky fellow might A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/god-bless-the-man-who-first-invented-sleep-so-sancho-panza-said-and/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

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> [God bless the man who first invented sleep!" So Sancho Panza said, and so say I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/god-bless-the-man-who-first-invented-sleep-so-sancho-panza-said-and-2/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

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## More by John Godfrey Saxe

> [Old Care has a mortgage on every estate, And that's what you pay for the wealth that you get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/old-care-has-a-mortgage-on-every-estate-and-that-s-what-you-pay-for/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/if-prometheus-was-worthy-of-the-wrath-of-heaven-for-kindling-the/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [Beauty intoxicates the eye, as wine does the body; both are morally fatal if indulged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/beauty-intoxicates-the-eye-as-wine-does-the-body-both-are-morally/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [“Give me kisses! Nay, 'tis true I am just as rich as you; And for every kiss I owe, I can pay you back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/give-me-kisses-nay-tis-true-i-am-just-as-rich-as-you-and-for-every/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [I'm growing fonder of my staff; I'm growing dimmer in the eyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh; I'm growing deeper in my sighs;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/i-m-growing-fonder-of-my-staff-i-m-growing-dimmer-in-the-eyes-i-m/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [Order is the primary regulation of the celestial regions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/order-is-the-primary-regulation-of-the-celestial-regions/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/tis-well-to-borrow-from-the-good-and-the-great-tis-wise-to-learn-tis/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/it-is-wise-to-learn-it-is-god-like-to-create/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [All things of beauty are not theirs alone who hold the fee; but unto him no less who can enjoy, than unto them who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/all-things-of-beauty-are-not-theirs-alone-who-hold-the-fee-but-unto/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [When Nature gives a gorgeous rose, Or yields the simplest fern, She writes this motto on the leaves, "To whom it may concern!" And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/when-nature-gives-a-gorgeous-rose-or-yields-the-simplest-fern-she/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [God bless the man who first invented sleep!" So Sancho Panza said and so say I; And bless him, also, that he didn't keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/god-bless-the-man-who-first-invented-sleep-so-sancho-panza-said-and/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/it-was-six-men-of-hindustan-to-learning-much-inclined-who-went-to-see/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [Young men! it 's a critical thing to go Exactly right with a lady in tow; But when you are in the proper track,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/young-men-it-s-a-critical-thing-to-go-exactly-right-with-a-lady-in/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [I like the lad who, when his father thought To clip his morning nap by hackneyed phrase Of vagrant worm by early songster caught,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/i-like-the-lad-who-when-his-father-thought-to-clip-his-morning-nap-by/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

> [The wise may find in trifles light as atoms in the air, some useful lesson to enrich the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-godfrey-saxe/the-wise-may-find-in-trifles-light-as-atoms-in-the-air-some-useful/)

[John Godfrey Saxe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-godfrey-saxe/)

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