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We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.

Walter Scott

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
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
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
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!
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Freedom Man Myself Yourself
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
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

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