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The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.

Robert Burns

But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
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
The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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Generosity God Heart Kind
I look on the opposite sex with something like the admiration with which I regard the starry sky on a frosty December night. I admire the beauty of the Creator’s workmanship, I am charmed with the wild but graceful eccentricity of the motions, and then I wish both of them goodnight.
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Beautiful Charm Creation Grace Motion Myself Night Sex
Some 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.
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Fun Money Myself Name Rhyme Thinking
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
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
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
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Philosophy Uncertain
Suspense is worst than disappointment.
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Disappointment One Liner Worst
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
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
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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Forever Herself Love Nature See
There’s some are fou o’ love divine; There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
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Brand Divine Love
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Best Planning Time

The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.

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