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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

Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
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
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time

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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