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Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.

Walter Scott

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
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
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
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
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
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time

Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.

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