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He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.

Walter Scott

Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
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
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion

He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.

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