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.
ROBERT BURNSThe best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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Now’s the day and now’s the hour.
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The trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
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I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.
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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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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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But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.
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The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Anticipation forward points the view.
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What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; Love’s the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.
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A mind that is conscious of its integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.
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Nae man can tether time or tide.
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If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; if there is none, he made the best of this.
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Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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Gie me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire.
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Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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