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Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!

Walter Scott

The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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Eduacation Hands Man Worth
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
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 sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile

Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!

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