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    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!

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Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.

Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.

Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

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In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Such a Saint, such an offering.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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