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Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Walter Scott

Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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 chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
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
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
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
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk

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