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A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
