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A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's read more
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might:
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
Naked read more
Ye children of man! whose life is a span
Protracted with sorrow from day to day,
Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous,
Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to read more
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with read more
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.rn
The first man is of the earth,
earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
The first man is of the earth,
earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a man's heart
There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a man's heart