Quotes
Quotes - Burns
Nae man can tether time or tide.
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.
Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
And like a passing thought, she fled In light away.
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 man forget his wo; 'Twill heighten all his joy.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part, I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a bonny wee thing, This sweet wee wife o' mine.
Duncan Gray cam here to woo, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! On blithe Yuletide when we were fou, Ha, ha, the wooing o't! Maggie coost her head fu' high, Looked asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh: Ha, ha! the wooing o't!
The landlady and Tam grew gracious Wi' favours secret, sweet and precious.
And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair.
The wide world is all before us-- But a world without a friend.
He wakes a portion with judicious care; And "Let us worship God!" he says, with solemn air.
