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Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.
Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
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!
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
Style is the image of character.
Style is the image of character.
By outward show let's not be cheated;
An ass should like an ass be treated.
By outward show let's not be cheated;
An ass should like an ass be treated.
A fine woman shows her charms to most advantage when she seems most to conceal them. The finest bosom in read more
A fine woman shows her charms to most advantage when she seems most to conceal them. The finest bosom in nature is not so fine as what imagination forms.
Charm is a product of the unexpected.
Charm is a product of the unexpected.
