22 Quotes by John Godfrey Saxe

All things of beauty are not theirs alone who hold the fee; but unto him no less who can enjoy, than unto them who own, are sweetest uses given to posses.

Alas! poor human nature, pity, if hard pressed, degenerates into contempt.

Old Care has a mortgage on every estate, And that’s what you pay for the wealth that you get.

Tis well to borrow from the good and the great; ‘Tis wise to learn: ’tis God-like to create!