Maxioms by Robert Burns
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
Then horn for horn they stretch and strive;
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive.
Then horn for horn they stretch and strive;
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive.
Even thou who mournst the daisy's fate,
That fate is thine--no distant date;
Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives, read more
Even thou who mournst the daisy's fate,
That fate is thine--no distant date;
Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives, elate,
Full on thy bloom,
Till crushed beneath the furrow's weight
Shall be thy doom!
Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair.
Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair.
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.