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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.

Walter Scott

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
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
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
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

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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