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

Walter Scott

There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself 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
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
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
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself

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

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