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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

Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.
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Deal Goodness Love
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself

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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