Robert Burns on fact
Robert Burns86 quotes“But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.”
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Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
Robert BurnsRobert Burns I’m truly sorry man’s dominion has broken Nature’s social union.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Oh my luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; Oh my luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly played in tune.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep’d in the morning dews.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns 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!
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Nae man can tether time or tide.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither!
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Here’s to us, who’s like us Damn few, and they’re all dead.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns 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 BurnsRobert Burns Anticipation forward points the view.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns
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How strange that our hearts heal from the same thing that broke it -love.
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Anamika GargAnamika Garg She is everything and nothing at all.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole She built her castle at rock bottom.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Keep growing into yourself.
Sophia JoanSophia Joan They tell you to be grateful for what you have. But you are also allowed to be sad for what you have lost.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura what the sky is to a bird is like a dream for a dreamer.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman The Red Rose on my grave shows once I was in love.
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More on fact
We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.
Betty FriedanBetty Friedan Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
ThucydidesThucydides Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice.
Wislawa SzymborskaWislawa Szymborska The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
Honore de BalzacHonore de Balzac It’s a well-known fact: in order to follow doctor’s orders, you have to be healthy as a horse.
Wislawa SzymborskaWislawa Szymborska Sometimes I don’t like my thighs or stomach, but whenever I get caught up in that, I always focus on the fact that I’m healthy now.
Jessica AlbaJessica Alba People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
Andy RooneyAndy Rooney
