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For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
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.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.