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A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
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!
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
