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.
ROBERT BURNSBut 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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The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
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The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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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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Suspense is worst than disappointment.
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Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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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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Life is but a day at most.
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The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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Gie me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.
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A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.
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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonny wee thing, This sweet wee wife o’ mine.
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The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church’s ban Or hell’s damnation.
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When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
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