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My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.

Robert 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.
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Best Fear Heart Hell Honesty Man Need
When chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.
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Cold Forest November Winds
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
The golden hours on angel wings Flew o’er me and my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
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Gold Life Light Myself Wings
To step aside is human.
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Human One Liner
But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.
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Bath Flower Ourselves Violence
Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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Change Law Nature
Some books are lies frae end to end.
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Book End Lying One Liner
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Best Man Planning Wasted
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
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Desire Enemy Friendship Heart Love Myself Peace Tears
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
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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Hope Success Wings
Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects.
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heavy Protection Weight
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

My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.

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