From W. H. Auden, Under Which Lyre: A Reactionary Tract for the Times Thou shalt not do as the dean pleases, Thou shalt not write thy doctor's thesis On education. Thou shalt not worship projects nor Shalt thou or thine bow down before Administration. Thou shalt not answer questionnaires Or quizzes upon world affairs, Nor with compliance Take any test. Thou shalt not sit With statisticians nor commit A social science. Thou shalt not be on friendly terms With guys in advertising firms, Nor speak with such As read the Bible for prose, Nor, above all, make love to those Who wash too much. Thou shall not live within thy means Nor on plain water and raw greens. If thou must choose Between the chances, choose the odd; Read the New Yorker, trust in God, And take short views. the complete poem can be found here: http://www.magick.net/mlworden/atyp/auden.htm