The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

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.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten

May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten