But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him
a man after his own heart, and read more

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him
a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be
captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which
the Lord commanded thee.

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.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because read more

Man is a political animal by nature; he is a scientist by chance or choice; he is a moralist because he is a man.

The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.

The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.

What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?

Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twine,
And all, save the spirit of man, is divine?