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Men Quotes by Robert Burns
- Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
- I love drinking now and then. It defecates the standing pool of thought. A man perpetually in the paroxysm and fears of inebriety is like…
- For thus the royal mandate ran, When first the human race began, "The social, friendly honest man, Whate'er he be, Tis he fulfils great Nature's…
- From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,…
- A man's a man for a' that. . . . . A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But…
- But Mousie, thou art no thy lane In proving foresight may be vain The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley An' lea'e…
- God help the teacher, if a man of sensibility and genius, when a booby father presents him with his booby son, and insists on lighting…
- The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
- Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld…
- Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
- Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, To step aside is human.
- Nature's law, That man was made to mourn. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! O Death, the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest…
- I'm truly sorry man's dominion has broken Nature's social union.
- Good Lord, what is man! for as simple he looks, Do but try to develop his books and his crooks, With his depths and his…
- Now a' is done that men can do, And a' is done in vain.
- All my fears and cares are of this world; if there is another, an honest man has nothing to fear from it.
- Auld Nature swears the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses,…
- A eunuch is a man who has had his work cut out for him.
- The upright, honest-hearted man Who strives to do the best he can, Need never fear the church's ban Or hell's damnation.
- A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might: Guid faith, he maunna fa'…
- The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.
- John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste his blood, 'Twill make your courage rise, Twill make a…
- The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.
- Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks To murder men and gie God thanks Desist for shame, proceed no further God won't accept your thanks for…
- But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And…
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