Sgeir
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"He was the first white man I read who seemed to understand that a human being was a human being and that we are more alike than unalike."
No Googling, mind!
No Googling, mind!
NB: Who said this, of whom? (No Googling allowed!)
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machurley22
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Dunno but I'd be surprised if he wasn't talking about Rabbie. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Rabbie
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Burns or me?.
Twister_Ken
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Gandhi?
alldownwind
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Maya Angelou, speaking of Burns. She was guest speaker at a conference I attended once, brilliant.
Do I get a haggis?
Do I get a haggis?
Sgeir
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Yup! Maya Angelou on Robert Burns. A dram, haggis, neeps and tatties to alldownwind. Incidentally, I've only ever heard her on radio/TV - she'd be a very exciting speaker IMHO.
alldownwind
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Raisin' ma glass noo, thank ye, Sgeir.
Kilter
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Drat! I knew that one! Oh well, from drat to dram...cheers big fella! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Sgeir
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Is there for honest poverty
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by --
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure, an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that?
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine --
A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that,
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie ca'd 'a lord,'
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that?
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a cuif for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that,
The man o' independent mind,
He looks an' laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that!
But an honest man's aboon his might --
Guid faith, he mauna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities, an' a' that,
The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth
Are higher rank than a' 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
Shall bear the gree an' a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's comin yet for a' that,
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by --
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure, an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that?
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine --
A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that,
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie ca'd 'a lord,'
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that?
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a cuif for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that,
The man o' independent mind,
He looks an' laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that!
But an honest man's aboon his might --
Guid faith, he mauna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities, an' a' that,
The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth
Are higher rank than a' 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
Shall bear the gree an' a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's comin yet for a' that,
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.
graham
Well-Known Member
Re: Is there for honest poverty
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That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.
[/ QUOTE ]
That pigs should fly
we shoot for pork
and a' that.
(sadly)
[ QUOTE ]
That man to man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that.
[/ QUOTE ]
That pigs should fly
we shoot for pork
and a' that.
(sadly)