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The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!

Robert Burns

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious.
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Blessing Glory King Life Victory
To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
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Happiness Human Life True Wife
I want someone to laugh with me, someone to be grave with me, someone to please me and help my discrimination with his or her own remark, and at times, no doubt, to admire my acuteness and penetration.
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Discrimination Doubt Grave Laughter Myself Time
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
Nae man can tether time or tide.
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Change Man One Liner Time
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
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
And like a passing thought, she fled In light away.
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Herself Light Pass Run Thinking
Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks To murder men and gie God thanks Desist for shame, proceed no further God won’t accept your thanks for murder.
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Acceptance God Hypocrisy Man Murder Shame Thankful Yourself
Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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Danger Devil Face Inspirational
Some books are lies frae end to end.
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Book End Lying One Liner
Painters and poets have liberty to lie.
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Liberty Lying Paint Poet
Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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Change Law Nature
When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
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Desperate Face
The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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Generosity God Heart Kind

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