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His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
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!
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
