My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.
ROBERT BURNSSuspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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The wisest man the warl’ e’er saw, He dearly loved the lasses, O.
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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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O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!
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Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!
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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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When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.
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A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.
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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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Painters and poets have liberty to lie.
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Nae man can tether time or tide.
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Gie me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.
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O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent
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The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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