Bless Quote by John Godfrey Saxe

Old Care has a mortgage on every estate, And that's what you pay for the wealth that you get.

— 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…

— John Godfrey Saxe

Beauty intoxicates the eye, as wine does the body; both are morally fatal if indulged.

— 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,…

— 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;…

— John Godfrey Saxe

Order is the primary regulation of the celestial regions.

— John Godfrey Saxe

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; 'Tis wise to learn: 'tis God-like to create!

— John Godfrey Saxe

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— John Godfrey Saxe