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Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.