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If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

Walter Scott

Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
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
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
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
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
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
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
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
Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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Joy Nature Religious

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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