THE FIVE DOUBLE U’S
Winsomeness, wardrobe, words of eloquence,
Wisdom, and wealth, bring men to consequence.
That’s something which a man in vain pursues
Who is not blest with these five w’s.[1]
[From the Sanskrit (Tr. by Chas. R. Lanman)
[1]The Sanskrit word for each of these five things begins with w.