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Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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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!
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.