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He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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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!
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
All are not merry that dance lightly.
All are not merry that dance lightly.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
