Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Strickland Gillilan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American poet Strickland Gillilan.
Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Strickland Gillilan

Strickland W. Gillilan (1869–1954) was an American journalist, author, poet, humorist and speaker. He is most famous for the poem The Reading Mother, which remains a popular poem on Mother's Day. He is also recognized as the author of Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes, said to be the shortest poem ever written. Much of his work is public domain and is often reproduced in greeting cards.

American - Poet | 1869 - 1954
Richer than I you can never be,
I had a mother who read to me. — © Strickland Gillilan
Richer than I you can never be, I had a mother who read to me.
You may have tangible wealth untold: Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be I had a Mother who read to me.
Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as 'he' instead of 'I'.
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