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One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.

Walter Scott

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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Eduacation Hands Man Worth
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
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
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
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Blessing Night Quiet Spirit
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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

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