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He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.

Walter Scott

Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
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
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself

He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.

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