Maxioms by Oliver Herford
Why and Wherefore set out one day,
To hunt for a wild Negation.
They agreed to meet read more
Why and Wherefore set out one day,
To hunt for a wild Negation.
They agreed to meet at a cool retreat
On the Point of Interrogation.
Alas! my child, where is the Pen
That can do justice to the Hen?
Like Royalty, she read more
Alas! my child, where is the Pen
That can do justice to the Hen?
Like Royalty, she goes her way,
Laying foundations every day,
Though not for Public Buildings, yet
For Custard, Cake and Omelette.
Of if too old for such a use
They have their fling at some abuse,
As when to censure Plays Unfit
Upon the stage they make a Hit
Or at elections seal the Fate
Of an Obnoxious Candidate.
No wonder, Child, we prize the Hen,
Whose Egg is Mightier than the Pen.
A man is known by the silence he keeps.
A man is known by the silence he keeps.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
