Collected Poems of Robert Burns Quotes

“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.”
― Robert Burns, The complete poetical works of Robert Burns

“The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“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)”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“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”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“But deep this truth impress'd my mind:
Thro' all His works abroad,
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles God.”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“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:”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free.”
― Robert Burns, The complete poetical works of Robert Burns

“I want someone to laugh with me, someone to be grave with me, someone to please me and help my discrimination with his or her own remark, and at times, no doubt, to admire my acuteness and penetration”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“But pleasure are like poppies spread, you sieze the flower, its bloom is spread”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns

“But pleasures are like poppies spread, you seize the flower, its bloom is shed”
― Robert Burns, Collected Poems of Robert Burns