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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

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
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
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself 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
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
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
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
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
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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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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