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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.

Robert Burns

God 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.
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Atheist God Hide Myself Time
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
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.
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Guide Honesty Support True Wisdom
Nature’s law, That man was made to mourn. Man’s inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! O Death, the poor man’s dearest friend, The kindest and the best!
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Best Count Death Humanity Kind Law Man Nature
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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Fear God Mindset Responsibility Temptation Yourself
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Best Man Planning Wasted
If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; if there is none, he made the best of this.
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Best Himself Live World
When Nature her great masterpiece designed,And framed her last, best work, the human mind,Her eye intent on all the wondrous plan,She formed of various stuff the various Man.
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Frame Greatness Human Man Mindset Nature Planning Work
Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
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Gift Ourselves Power See
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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Appearance Beautiful Herself Love Myself Wife
Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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Silver Wine
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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Forever Herself Love Nature See
Here’s to us, who’s like us Damn few, and they’re all dead.
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Death Ourselves Team
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Best Planning Time
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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Brave Dare Fear Honesty

Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.

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