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The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.

Walter Scott

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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
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
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
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
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
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
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Blessing Night Quiet Spirit
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

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