Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.

It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.