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Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.