I’m truly sorry man’s dominion has broken Nature’s social union.
ROBERT BURNSSome 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.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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The best plans of men and mice often go awry.
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O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent
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The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.
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But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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God knows, I’m no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.
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A mind that is conscious of its integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.
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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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There’s some are fou o’ love divine; There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
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Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
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How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
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Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.
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My heart ‘s in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart ‘s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.
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