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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.

Walter Scott

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
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
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
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age 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
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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success

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