Robert Burns1759–1796The quotations of
Robert Burns
Scottish poet and lyricist
1759–1796
24 quotes, most often on Character, Friendship and God.
The rank is but the guinea’s stamp,
The man’s the gowd for a’ that.A Man’s a Man for A’ That, st. 1 (1795)In contextGod knows, I’m no the thing I should be,
Nor am I even the thing I could be.Posthumous Pieces (1799)O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!To a Louse (1786)In contextGie fools their silks, and knaves their wine,
A man’s a man for a’ that.
