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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.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.