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The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.

Walter Scott

Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
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
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.
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Deal Goodness Love
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
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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
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
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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

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