“Oh would some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as others see us.”

“O wad some Power the giftie gie usTo see oursels as ithers see us!”

“O, wad some Power the giftie gie usTo see oursels as others see us!It wad frae monie a blunder free us,An' foolish notion.”

“Oh the gift that God could give us, to see ourselves as others see us.”

“Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranksTo murder men and gie God thanksDesist for shame, proceed no furtherGod won't accept your thanks for murder.”

“But to see her was to love her,Love but her, and love forever.”

“In proving foresight may be vain:The best-laid schemes o' mice an' menGang aft agley,An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,For promis'd joy!”