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You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Give loosers leave to talke.
Give loosers leave to talke.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
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!
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
