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O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!

Robert Burns

To step aside is human.
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Human One Liner
God knows, I’m no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.
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Be Yourself God Myself Personality
To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
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Happiness Human Life True Wife
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Best Planning Time
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
The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Honesty King Man Poor
Life is but a day at most.
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Life One Liner Time
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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Best Friendship Himself Honesty Knowledge Lie Live Man Virtue World
Anticipation forward points the view.
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One Liner Point View
A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
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Himself Man Work
A mind that is conscious of its integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.
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Integrity Meaning Mindset Performance
Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white-then melts for ever.
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Fall Moments River Snow
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
Beauty’s of a fading nature. Has a season and is gone!
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Beautiful Fade Nature Season
Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
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Gift Ourselves Power See
Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
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Critics Fame Path Struggle

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