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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.

Walter Scott

The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
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
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
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
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading

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