Henry James Byron
Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor.
Quotes
edit- This gardener's rule applies to youth and age,
When young sow wild oats, but when old grow sage.- The Pilgrim of Love! (1860)
- Life's too short for chess.
- Our Boys (1875), act 1
English Epigrams
edit- William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London, [1878]), pp. 249, 269
- Love levels all,—it elevates the clown,
And often brings the fattest people down.- "On Love"
- The least drop in the world I do not mind:
"Cognac"'s a noun I never yet declin'd.- "Grammatical"
- Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in:
Loose habits would destroy all discipline.- "Military"
- 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.- "Cerberus"
External links
edit- "The Young Sow Wild Oats. The Old Grow Sage", QuoteInvestigator (2 April 2017)