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The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.

Robert Burns

God knows, I’m not the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be, But twenty times I rather would be An atheist clean, Than under gospel colours hid be Just for a screen.
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Atheist God Hide Myself Time
The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Honesty King Man Poor
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
There’s some are fou o’ love divine; There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
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Brand Divine Love
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
But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
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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Health Heaven Myself Peace Warm
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence.
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Exercise Mindset Quote Struggle Turbulent
How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
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Person Powerful Rich
Nae man can tether time or tide.
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Change Man One Liner Time
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
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Best Planning Time
And like a passing thought, she fled In light away.
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Herself Light Pass Run Thinking
My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.
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Fools Right Rule Son Wisdom
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
Now’s the day and now’s the hour.
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End One Liner Present Time
O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent
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Heaven Myself Patriot Warm

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