"QUOTE"

A man can learn to speak in 'quotes',
From Shakespeare, take a line,
And other folks will marvel,
"He's educated fine!"

He can quote a few philosophers,
With meaning all obscure,
And others, will, in ignorance, shout,
"He's wise, and that's for sure!

He quotes a politician
And he's 'socially aware';
He repeats the words of radicals
And, "he's only being fair".

To show that he's a gentle soul,
A sonnett will always do,
And to manifest 'religion',
a 'theological' quote or two.

But he who says, "Thus saith the Word"
And on the Bible, takes a stand,
Is often thought to be a fool,
And rejected out of hand!

But earth and all its 'wisdom'
Will someday pass away
And then, it will be manifest;
The Bible's here to stay.

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