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The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.

Walter Scott

The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
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
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
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
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.

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The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.

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