“To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife,— That is the true pathos and sublime Of human life.”

— Robert Burns, Epistle to Dr. Blacklock, st. 9 (1789)

About Robert Burns

1759 – 1796

Scottish poet and lyricist, regarded as the national poet of Scotland.

“Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.”

“The best laid schemes o' mice and men Gang aft a-gley; And leave us naught but grief and pain For promised joy.”

“Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn.”

“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”

“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.”

“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”

“Why does this magnificent applied science which saves work and makes life easier bring us so little happiness?”

“The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.”

“Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.”