There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

You are judged of by what you possess.

You are judged of by what you possess.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

This victory will be your I ruin.

This victory will be your I ruin.

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!