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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

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
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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
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
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
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man
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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time

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