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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

A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
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
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
Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!
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Freedom Man Myself Yourself
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
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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