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Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
