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The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.