Be like the thistle, O my soul, Heedless o' praise and quick to take affront.

Be like the thistle, O my soul, Heedless o' praise and quick to take affront.

我的心哪，你要像蓟一样，不顾别人的称赞，快快地去受人的凌辱。

-- Hugh MacDiarmid 麦克迪尔米德