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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.

Walter Scott

He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
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
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
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
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
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
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange

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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