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Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's read more
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might:
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein
is he to be accounted of?
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein
is he to be accounted of?
The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.
The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys.
Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.
Let each man think himself an act of God.
His mind a thought, his life a breath of God.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?