“The owl and the pussycat went to sea, / In a beautiful pea green boat. / They took some honey, and plenty of money, / Wrapped up in a five pound note.” BeautifulFiveSeaHumourGreenNotesBoatPlentyPoundsHoneyOwlPeasLear Author:Edward Lear
“However strong or beautiful this body may be, its culmination is in those three pounds of ashes. And still people are so attached to it. Glory be to God.” PeopleMayStillsBodyBeautifulThreeStrongGloryPoundsAshesCulmination Book:The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi Source: The Gospel of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
“We commend a horse for his strength, and sureness of foot, and not for his rich caparisons; a greyhound for his share of heels, not for his fine collar; a hawk for her wing, not for her jesses and bells. Why, in like manner, do we not value a man for what is properly his own? He has a great train, a beautiful palace, so much credit, so many thousand pounds a year, and all these are about him, but not in him.” MenYearsBeautifulValuesRichFeetShareFineThousandHorseWingsTrainAppreciationCreditPoundsBellsHeelsPalacesCollarsHawksGreyhounds Author:Michel de Montaigne