Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
ROBERT BURNSGod knows, I’m not the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be, But twenty times I rather would be An atheist clean, Than under gospel colours hid be Just for a screen.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!
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Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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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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The wisest man the warl’ e’er saw, He dearly loved the lasses, O.
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The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.
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Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
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Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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Suspense is worst than disappointment.
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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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Painters and poets have liberty to lie.
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