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We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.

Walter Scott

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
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.
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Beyond Control Fortune Mindset Mortal
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
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
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.

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