Quote by Robert Burns
How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the power

How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful. – Robert Burns

Other quotes by Robert Burns

I pick my favorite quotation and store them in my mind as ready armor, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence. – Robert Burns

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Quotations
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Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. – Robert Burns

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Determination
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No Act of Kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop

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Kindness

It is… axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings with others, we cannot be aware of it at the time: conscious insensitivity is a self-contradiction. – W. H. Auden

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Kindness

Don’t let those who take advantage of your generosity stop you from being generous. – Author Unknown

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Kindness

Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances. – Saint Vincent de Paul

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The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so. – Paul Martin

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All of us are crazy in one way or another. – Yiddish Proverb

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The most fundamental winning formula is to bet on human decency and be patient. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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What reader wants to be told what attitude to strike? – Ian Mcewan

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