I wasted my substance, I know I did, on riotous living, so I did, but there's nothing on record to show I did more than my betters have done.

A man's mind is wont to tell him more than seven watchmen sitting in a tower.

Twenty bridges from Tower to Kew — (Twenty bridges or twenty two) — Wanted to know what the River knew, For they were young, and the Thames was old And this is the tale that River told.

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition

Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted.

We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa! Baa! Baa! We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa-aa-aa! Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa! Yah! Bah!

Our hearts where they rocked our cradle, Our love where we spent our toil, And our faith, and our hope, and our honor, We pledge to our native soil. God gave all men all earth to love, But since our hearts are small, Ordained for each one spot should prove Beloved over all.