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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

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself

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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