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Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

Walter Scott

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
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
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal

Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

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