But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
ROBERT BURNSThe trout in yonder wimpling burn – That glides, a silver dart, – And, safe beneath the shady thorn, – Defies the anglers art.
More Robert Burns Quotes
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Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
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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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Beauty’s of a fading nature. Has a season and is gone!
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The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
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A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
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Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!
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My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav’n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content!
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Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom’s root.
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Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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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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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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