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Walter Scott

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
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late

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