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Walter Scott

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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Heaven Love Man
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
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
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself

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