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

Walter Scott

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.
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Beyond Control Fortune Mindset Mortal
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
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
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 a ladder must begin at the first round.

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