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God knows, I’m no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.

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
The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.
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Bath Flower Ourselves Violence
Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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Care Control Root Wisdom
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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Brave Dare Fear Honesty
Here’s to us, who’s like us Damn few, and they’re all dead.
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Death Ourselves Team
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
And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation’s path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.
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Fear God Mindset Responsibility Temptation Yourself
Anticipation forward points the view.
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One Liner Point View
But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it’s bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.
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Bloom Flower Forever Happiness Moments River
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.
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Happiness Morning Nature Wind
Nae man can tether time or tide.
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Change Man One Liner Time
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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Hope Success Wings
Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
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Human Mourning Silver
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.
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Play Red Rose
But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.
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Forever Love See
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
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.
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Character Complaint Coward Endurance Myself Possession
The wide world is all before us – but a world without a friend.
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Friendship One Liner World
Some books are lies frae end to end.
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Book End Lying One Liner
When Nature her great masterpiece designed,And framed her last, best work, the human mind,Her eye intent on all the wondrous plan,She formed of various stuff the various Man.
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Frame Greatness Human Man Mindset Nature Planning Work
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
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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Philosophy Uncertain
The best plans of men and mice often go awry.
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Best Destroy Planning
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
A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
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Himself Man Work
Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
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Gift Ourselves Power See
The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Honesty King Man Poor

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