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

Walter Scott

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
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
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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Himself Right Tree
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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Eduacation Hands Man Worth
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
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope

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