Then gently scan your brother man,

Still gentler sister woman;

Though they may gang a kennin' wrang,

To step aside is human.

Robert Burns (1759-1796): Address to the Unco Guid.

The best laid schemes o' mice and men

Gang aft a-gley;

And leave us naught but grief and pain

For promised joy.

Robert Burns (1759-1796): To a Mouse.