“I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt, If one be better with them or without,-- Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed, Knows the high art of what and how to read.” IfsKnowsArtUseDoubtLibraryHigh Art Book:Poems Source: Poems
“Beauty intoxicates the eye, as wine does the body; both are morally fatal if indulged.” IfsDoeBodyEyeBeautyWine Author:John Godfrey Saxe
“Alas! poor human nature, pity, if hard pressed, degenerates into contempt.” IfsHumansHardPoorHuman NaturePityContemptAlasDegenerates Author:John Godfrey Saxe
“Say, what is life? 'Tis to be born, A helpless Babe, to greet the light With a sharp wail, as if the morn Foretold a cloudy noon and night; To weep, to sleep, and weep again, With sunny smiles between; and then?” IfsLifeLightNightBornSleepHelplessSunnyNoonBabeCloudyWhat Is Life 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 who make it their professional business to put it out?” IfsMenFirstsEarthHeavenFireHe ManOughtHonorWorthyWrathFirefighterFiremanPrometheusKindlingFirefightingFire Fighter Author:John Godfrey Saxe
“Yesterday, two firefighters with the Florida Division of Forestry were killed while working on the Blue Ribbon Fire in Florida. On behalf of the 3,500 firefighters on the Wallow Fire and all of us in the firefighting community, our heartfelt condolences go out to their families and their co-workers. “If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor those who make it their professional business to put it out?” IfsFirstsTwoEarthHeavenCommunityFireOughtHonorBlueWorkersWorthyYesterdayDivisionFloridaBehalfWrathHeartfeltFirefighterRibbonsCondolencesCo WorkerPrometheusKindlingFirefighting Author:John Godfrey Saxe
