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It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.

Walter Scott

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
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
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
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
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
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin

It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.

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It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.

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