Isaac Bickerstaffe Quotes & Sayings

There was a jolly miller once, Lived on the River Dee; He worked and sang, from morn to night; No lark so blithe as he. And this the burden of his song, Forever used to be, I care for nobody, not I, If no one cares for me. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

The greatness that would make us grave,
Is but an empty thing.
What more than mirth would mortals have?
The cheerful man's a king. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

Young fellows will be young fellows. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

Fine feathers, they say, make fine birds. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

But if I'm content with a little, Enough is as good as a feast. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

Tis a sure sign work goes on merrily, when folks sing at it. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

How happy is the sailor's life, from coast to coast to roam; in every port he finds a wife, in every land a home. — Isaac Bickerstaffe

Hope! thou nurse of young desire. — Isaac Bickerstaffe