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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
A mind that is conscious of its integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.
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Integrity Meaning Mindset Performance
Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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Silver Wine
Here’s to us, who’s like us Damn few, and they’re all dead.
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Death Ourselves Team
The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
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Art Burn Silver
Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!
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Hope Yourself
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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Dreams Fantasy Heart Myself Yourself
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Best Planning Time
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
Some wee short hour ayont the twal.
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One Liner Short
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
But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
I’m truly sorry man’s dominion has broken Nature’s social union.
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Domination Myself Nature Social Sorry True
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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Philosophy Uncertain
The wisest man the warl’ e’er saw, He dearly loved the lasses, O.
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Love Man Wisdom
O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!
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Life Myself Obstacle Path Road Struggle
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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Hope Success Wings
The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.
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Bath Flower Ourselves Violence
The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church’s ban Or hell’s damnation.
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Best Fear Heart Hell Honesty Man Need
When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
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Desperate Face
The voice of Nature loudly cries,And many a message from the skies,That something in us never dies.
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Cry Death Loud Nature Sky Voice
When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.
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Cold Forest November Winds
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Best Man Planning Wasted
Suspense is worst than disappointment.
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Disappointment One Liner Worst
Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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Kind Man Meaning One Liner Science
The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Honesty King Man Poor
Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
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Human Mourning Silver

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