John Godfrey Saxe: Quotes about learning

John Godfrey Saxe was American poet. Explore interesting quotes on learning.

John Godfrey Saxe: 48 quotes 0 likes

“It was six men of Hindustan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind)
That each by observation
Might satisfy the mind.”

John Godfrey Saxe

"The Blindmen and the Elephant", a poem based on ancient parables of blind men and an elephant.

Men , Learning

“T is wise to learn; 't is God-like to create.”

John Godfrey Saxe

"The Library".

God , Learning

“The Poet's License! — 't is the right,
Within the rule of duty,
To look on all delightful things
Throughout the world of beauty. To gaze with rapture at the stars
That in the skies are glowing;
To see the gems of perfect dye
That in the woods are growing, —
And more than sage astronomer,
And more than learned florist,
To read the glorious homilies
Of Firmament and Forest.”

John Godfrey Saxe

"The Poet's License".
The Masquerade and Other Poems (1866)

World , Beauty , Star , Learning