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Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.

Walter Scott

The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity

Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.

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