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A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.

Walter Scott

The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
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
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself

A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.

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