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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

I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason

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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