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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?

Walter Scott

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
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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
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
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
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
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
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
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
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
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
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
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

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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