Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.

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.

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.