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A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.

Walter Scott

Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
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
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
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
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
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
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man

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