The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
ROBERT BURNSOh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
More Robert Burns Quotes
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Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious.
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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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Some wee short hour ayont the twal.
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My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.
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Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!
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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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O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An’ foolish notion.
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To step aside is human.
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When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
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Life is but a day at most.
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Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
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When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.
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Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
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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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Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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