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I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.

Walter Scott

Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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Himself Right Tree
Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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Joy Nature Religious
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late

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