A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

The day is short, the work is much.

The day is short, the work is much.

Bear and forbear.

Bear and forbear.

The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.

The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.

Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.