The Proverbial Englishman, We Know From Old

I Can See The Humorous Side Of Things And Enjoy The Fun When It Comes; But Look Where I Will, There Seems To Me Always More Sadness Than Joy In Life.

Some People Are Under The Impression That All That Is Required To Make A Good Fisherman Is The Ability To Tell Lies Easily And Without Blushing; But This Is A Mistake.

A New Life Begins For Us With Every Second. Let Us Go Forward Joyously To Meet It. We Must Press On, Whether We Will Or Not, And We Shall Walk Better With Our Eyes Before Us Than With Them Ever Cast Behind.

After A Cup Of Tea (two Spoonsful For Each Cup, And Don't Let It Stand More Than Three Minutes,) It Says To The Brain, "now, Rise, And Show Your Strength. Be Eloquent, And Deep, And Tender; See, With A Clear Eye, Into Nature And Into Life; Spread Your White Wings Of Quivering Thought, And Soar, A God-like Spirit, Over The Whirling World Beneath You, Up Through Long Lanes Of Flaming Stars To The Gates Of Eternity!

I Plodded Conscientiously Through The Twenty-six Letters, And The Only Malady I Could Conclude I Had Not Got Was Housemaid's Knee.