The best laid schemes of mice and men

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A mouse said,“Everybody knows that the best laid schemes o’mice an’thingummies gang aft a-gley.”

The above quotation is based on Robert Burns' line "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley"

Please help me paraphrase it.

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@fansy,

Everybody knows that even the best prepared plans can go wrong.

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@fansy,

Expect the best, prepare for the worst.

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@chai2,

of mice and men best i read the book first

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@solipsister,

huh?

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@chai2,

Quote:

But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

This is one of the stanzas from Robert Burn's "To a Mouse"

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@chai2,

Of Mice and Men is John Steinbeck's classic novel, which is considered by many critics to be his best work, and which was made into a motion picture.

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Of Mice and Men is John Steinbeck's classic novel, which is considered by many critics to be his best work, and which was made into a motion picture.

Well George....who doesn't know that? Or about Robert Burns....

As Tommy Lee Jones said in MIB "What d' ah look lahk, some kinda moe-ron?"

I didn't understand what soppy said. of mice and men best i read the book first

we are making the mach mach and having the fun now. please not to be having the bad walnut with me or later.

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@chai2,

Tell me what it's gonna be like George...with the rabbits and all...

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@chai2,

Yes . . . i must admit, that post bore little resemblance to coherent English . . .

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@Setanta,

Them puppies are soft.

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