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Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.

Walter Scott

War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
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
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth

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