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Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.

Walter Scott

One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
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
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
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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
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
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
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself

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