Nae man can tether time or tide; The hour approachesTam maun ride; That hour, o'night's black arch the key-stane, That dreary hourTam mounts his beast in.

Here's to us, who's like us Damn few, and they're all dead.

Nae man can tether time or tide.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.

Suspense is worst than disappointment.

The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.