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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.

Walter Scott

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
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
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
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
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
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky

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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