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All things in their beeing are good for something.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
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!
Here is a fine field for talent.
Here is a fine field for talent.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
