Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die.
Robert BurnsRead
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min?
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the importance of remembering and cherishing old friendships.
This quote by Robert Burns is a poignant reminder to value and recall our old friendships, suggesting that true connections should never be forgotten, even if time and distance may separate us. It emphasizes the significance of maintaining relationships and cherishing shared memories over the years.
In practice
During a toast at a reunion, one might say the quote to remind everyone of the lasting bonds of friendship.
Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die.
I'm truly sorry man's dominion has broken Nature's social union.
Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.
All-cheering Plenty, with her flowing horn, Led yellow Autumn, wreath'd with nodding corn.
Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld Lang Syne' are good, but the music is an old air, the rudiments of the modern tune of that name. ... Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ... Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure thrill the deepest notes of woe. ... Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame.
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
If you wish to win a man over to your ideas, first make him your friend.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from a friend.
He who does not see the whole world in his friends, does not deserve that the world should hear of him.
I know divers, and divers men know me, which love me as I do them: yet if I should pray them, when I meet them in the street openly, they would abhor me; but if I pray them where they be appointed to meet me secretly, they will hear me and accept my request.
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