Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]

Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]

Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]

The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]