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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.

Walter Scott

It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
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
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!
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Freedom Man Myself Yourself
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
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
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
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
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
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
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth

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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