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!

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.

An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.