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The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
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!
