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The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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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!
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
