Melody -
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A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird? |
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Believed to be an old rhyme, though not found before the First World War. It was quoted by American millionaire John D. Rockefeller, September 1915, when questioned about a War Loan from America to the Allies. President Calvin Coolidge had the words inscribed over the fireplace of his home. |
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