A
Modern Polonius Advises his son
Dr.
K. S. Yadurajan
My son, if
thou wouldst advance high in life
And live in
comfort, keep these few maxims
Well in
mind. Give thy thoughts no tongue
But if thou
must, speak in a two-fold voice
Saying one
thing and intending another.
Be thou
familiar, as occasion requires.
Stand not on
ceremony but cultivate everyone
Who matters,
and ditch them when thy purpose is served.
Beware of
entrance to a quarrel; never quarrel;
But like the
mole that in the dark burrows
And
undermines, cut the ground under
Your
opponents by subtle, devious means.
And this
above all: to thine own self be true.
Mark else;
the ripe fruit falls to the ground
But a balloon
filled with hot air rises high.
So waste not
time in study. Keep your head light.
It is not
what you know that matters
But whom you
know.