Henry James Byron

"This gardener's rule applies to youth and age, When young sow wild oats, but when old grow sage."

"Life's too short for chess."

"Love levels all,—it elevates the clown, And often brings the fattest people down."

"The least drop in the world I do not mind: "Cognac"'s a noun I never yet declin'd."

"Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in: Loose habits would destroy all discipline."

"My dog, who picks up everything one teaches, Has got "three heads," like Mr. Gladstone's speeches, But, as might naturally be expected, His are considerably more connected."