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
Tags: love heartbreak
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 leave us nothing but grief and pain,
For promised joy!
Still you are blest, compared with me!
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.--Robert Burns
Robert BurnsBut 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.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
Robert BurnsTags: wisdom certainty knowledge ignorance cockiness
Critics! Appalled I ventured on the name.
Those cutthroat bandits in the paths of fame.
But deep this truth impress'd my mind:
Thro' all His works abroad,
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles God.
Tags: kindness god benevolence
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us naught but grief an' pain
For promised joy!
Still thou art blest, compared wi' me!
The present only toucheth thee:
Tags: 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.
Tags: politics empowerment equality women womens-rights human-rights
Oh would some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as others see us.
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