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Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

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
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
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
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge

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