“It was six men of Hindustan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind) That each by observation Might satisfy the mind.” MenMindMightSixBlindObservationElephantsX Men Book:The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe Source: The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe
“So oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!” MeanWarReligiousIgnoranceElephantsRail Book:The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe Source: The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe