Quotes from Robert Burns

But deep this truth impressed my mind — Thro' all his works abroad, The heart benevolent and kind The most resembles God.

Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us

At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree; Th' expectant wee-things, toddling, stacher thro' To meet their Dad, wi' flichterin noise an' glee.

The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men, for a' that!

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

A fig for those by law protected!Liberty's a glorious feast!Courts for cowards were erected, Churches built to please the priest!

The joy of my heart is to 'study men, their manners, and their ways,' and for this darling object I cheerfully sacrifice every other consideration.

It is natural for a young fellow to like the acquaintance of females and customary for him to keep them company when occasion serves. Some one of them is more agreeable to him than the rest; there is something, he knows not what, pleases him, he knows not how, in her company. This I take to be what is called love with the greatest part of us.

Their sighing, canting, grace-proud faces, their three-mile prayers, and half-mile graces.

And there begins a lang digression about the lords o' the creation.

We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine; But seas between us broad have roared since days of long ago.

But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.

O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion.

Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.

But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever. Had we never lou'd sae kindly, Had we never lou'd sae blindly, Never met - or never parted - We had ne'er been broken hearted

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 murder.

The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley. An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy! (To A Mouse)

While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention.

Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met -- or never parted -- we had ne'er been broken-hearted

My heart is sair-I dare na tell, My heart is sair for Somebody.

Gin a body meet a body Coming thro' the rye, Gin a body kiss a body— Need a body cry?