Nae Man Can Tether Time Or Tide.

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.

Burns' Hog-weighing Method: (1) Get A Perfectly Symmetrical Plank And Balance It Across A Sawhorse. (2) Put The Hog On One End Of The Plank. (3) Pile Rocks On The Other End Until The Plank Is Again Perfectly Balanced. (4) Carefully Guess The Weight Of The Rocks.

Ambition Is A Meteor-gleam; Fame A Restless Airy Dream; Pleasures, Insects On The Wing Round Peace, Th' Tend Rest Flow'r Of Spring.

Suspense Is Worse Than Disappointment.

If There 's A Hole In A' Your Coats, I Rede Ye Tent It; A Chiel 's Amang Ye Takin' Notes, And, Faith, He 'll Prent It.