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He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
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!
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
