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The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
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!
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
