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Treason seldom dwells with courage.

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One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
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
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
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
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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

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