But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
ROBERT BURNSSome rhyme a neebor’s name to lash; Some rhyme (vain thought!) for needfu’ cash; Some rhyme to court the countra clash, An’ raise a din; For me, an aim I never fash; I rhyme for fun.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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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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Suspense is worst than disappointment.
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There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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Beauty’s of a fading nature. Has a season and is gone!
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It ‘s guid to be merry and wise, It ‘s guid to be honest and true, It ‘s guid to support Caledonia’s cause, And bide by the buff and the blue.
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The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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An honest man here lies at rest, the friend of man the friend of truth the friend of age and guide of youth. Few hearts like his with virtue warmed, few heads with knowledge so informed. If there’s another world, he lives in bliss. If there is none, he made the best of this.
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Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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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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There’s some are fou o’ love divine; There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
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To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither!
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And like a passing thought, she fled In light away.
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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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Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever. Had we never lou’d sae kindly, Had we never lou’d sae blindly, Never met – or never parted – We had ne’er been broken hearted.
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