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Being Bunches of Wisdom Culled from the Calendars of
Oliver Herford Ethel Watts Mumford Addison Mizner
Copyright, 1902, by Elder and Shepard Copyright, 1903, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1904, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1905, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1906, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1907, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1908, by Paul Elder and Company Copyright, 1910, by Paul Elder and Company
"Wisdom may not be confined 'Twixt covers of the dictionary, Neither will it be defined; Learning, you may quickly bury; Wisdom--Soul and Life combined combined-- Lingers ever with the merry."
This Little Book of Wisdom Great It pleases us to dedicate To that Rampageous Reprobate-- The World at Large. Yet as we mark his Stony Phiz And see him whoop and whirl and whiz, We can but cry--O Lord, why _is_ The World at Large! OLIVER HERFORD.
To Foolish-wise and Wisely-gay Of whate'er country they may be, We dedicate this little gem By Ollie, Addison and Me, In hopes they'll buy in massive lots And help us boil our little pots. (T)
Reader--would you a Cynic be? Vindictive--Vitriolic? Then be one in your Infancy-- Your Nurse will think it's Colic.
Like Measles take it while you're young, 'Twill drive your parents frantic, But you'll grow up, (if still unhung) An Optimist Romantic. (H)
Then here's to those who love the Stars And diligently tea them, And here's to all Ambitious Souls Who strongly strive to be them; But most to those Discerning Ones Who know Stars when they see them.
"Now the well of truth 'Tis an ink well." Sayings of Towanda.
God gives us our relatives--thank God we can choose our friends. (M)
When Papa comes in at the door the Lover flies out at the window. (T)
It's a strong stomach that has no turning. (T)
Those that came to cough remain to spray. (H)
God sends the tempest to the shorn lambs. (T)
People who love in glass houses should pull down the blinds. (T & M)
God help those who do not help themselves. (T & M)
Fools rush in and win, where angels fear to tread. (M)