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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!
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
