Do nothing twice over.

Do nothing twice over.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

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!

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

Almes never make poore.

Almes never make poore.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.