Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Robert Burns, also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth25 January 1759
honesty men knights
A man's a man for a' that. . . . . A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that! . . . Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, It's comin' yet, for a' that, When man to man, the world o'er, Shall brithers be for a' that.
kings honesty men
The honest man, though e'er sae poor, Is king o' men, for a' that!
kings honesty spring
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, "An honest man 's the noblest work of God."
honesty men race
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 plan, And none but he!"
wise honesty scotland
It 's guid to be merry and wise, It 's guid to be honest and true, It 's guid to support Caledonia's cause, And bide by the buff and the blue.
honesty ethics being-honest
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
against gone opinion public
Public opinion would have gone against us had we continued.
involve students
We like to involve the students ù really, if it wasn't for the students, we wouldn't be here.
brother high knew known met school
My brother knew this young lady. They went to high school together. It's not like they met one another recently. They've known each other for years.
kids park safer skate streets
I think if we had a skate park we'd be a lot more safer then just going out on the streets and skateboarding and it would just keep kids off the streets generally.
actions affected people taken
The actions that were taken have affected many more people than the two people involved.
fire learning spark
Gi'e me a spark o' Nature's fire that's a' the learning I desire.
morality thou thousands thy
Morality, thou ly bane, Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
life signifies
What signifies the life o' man, An' 'twere na for the lasses O