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Painters and poets have liberty to lie.

Robert Burns

Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep’d in the morning dews.
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Happiness Morning Nature Wind
An honest man here lies at rest, the friend of man the friend of truth the friend of age and guide of youth. Few hearts like his with virtue warmed, few heads with knowledge so informed. If there’s another world, he lives in bliss. If there is none, he made the best of this.
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Best Friendship Himself Honesty Knowledge Lie Live Man Virtue World
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
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Desire Enemy Friendship Heart Love Myself Peace Tears
A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.
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Average Greatness Man Power Woman
My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav’n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content!
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Health Heaven Myself Peace Warm
But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it’s bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.
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Bloom Flower Forever Happiness Moments River
A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
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Himself Man Work
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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Forever Herself Love Nature See
A mind that is conscious of its integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.
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Integrity Meaning Mindset Performance
Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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Danger Devil Face Inspirational
But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.
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Forever Love See
Some books are lies frae end to end.
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Book End Lying One Liner
Some wee short hour ayont the twal.
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One Liner Short
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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Philosophy Uncertain

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