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To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

Walter Scott

Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
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
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
A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.
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Deal Goodness Love
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
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
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
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 was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time

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