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Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
