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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.

Walter Scott

Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
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
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
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
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
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
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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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