The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
ROBERT BURNSAnd O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation’s path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.
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O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent
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And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation’s path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.
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To step aside is human.
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Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither!
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Some rhyme a neebor’s name to lash; Some rhyme (vain thought!) for needfu’ cash; Some rhyme to court the countra clash, An’ raise a din; For me, an aim I never fash; I rhyme for fun.
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I want someone to laugh with me, someone to be grave with me, someone to please me and help my discrimination with his or her own remark, and at times, no doubt, to admire my acuteness and penetration.
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The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Nature’s law, That man was made to mourn. Man’s inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! O Death, the poor man’s dearest friend, The kindest and the best!
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If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; if there is none, he made the best of this.
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Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!
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It ‘s guid to be merry and wise, It ‘s guid to be honest and true, It ‘s guid to support Caledonia’s cause, And bide by the buff and the blue.
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Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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The golden hours on angel wings Flew o’er me and my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
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