2006-07-01 18:54:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The best laid plans of mice and men.... Gang aft agley was the original line in the poem by Robert Burns
'Gang aft agley' is Scottish & translates roughly as often go awry.
2006-07-01 19:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, the other answers have the Robert Burns Version, but for Steinbeck it was "The best laid plans of mice and men gather no rolling mossy stones." And remember, William Safire says, "Avoid cliches like the plague."
2006-07-02 03:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by Rico Toasterman JPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gang aft agley
It was a robert burns poem.
2006-07-02 15:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by I Am That Yankee Doodle Boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...gang aft aglay." which means "often go all wrong," it's a quote from the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
2006-07-02 01:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by surlygurl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋