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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.

Robert Burns

Some books are lies frae end to end.
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Book End Lying One Liner
Be Briton still to Britain true, Among oursel’s united; For never but by British hands Maun British wrangs be righted.
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Hands Right True Unity
Dare to be honest and fear no labor. … Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
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Dare Death Fear Himself Honesty Man Music Sing
Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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Change Law Nature
Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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Kind Man Meaning One Liner Science
How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
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Person Powerful Rich
Now’s the day and now’s the hour.
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End One Liner Present Time
Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
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Human Mourning Silver
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
To step aside is human.
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Human One Liner
A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.
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Average Greatness Man Power Woman
Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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Care Control Root Wisdom
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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Brave Dare Fear Honesty
Some 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.
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Fun Money Myself Name Rhyme Thinking
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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Fools Freedom Ourselves Power
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence.
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Exercise Mindset Quote Struggle Turbulent

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