A lawyer who does not know men is handicapped.
William Dunbar
All love is lost but upon God alone.
William Dunbar
London, thou art the flower of cities all!
William Dunbar
Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory.
William Dunbar
Scotsmen are metaphisical and emotional, they are sceptical and mystical, they are romantic and ironic, they are cruel and tender, and full of mirth and despair.
William Dunbar
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
William Dunbar
Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and yet without individual acquaintance with men, their haunts and habits, the pursuit of the profession becomes difficult, slow, and expensive.
William Dunbar
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Biography
Type: Poet
Nationality: Scottish
Born: 1460
Died: 1520
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