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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
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.
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.