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A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.

Walter Scott

Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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Joy Nature Religious
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
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
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
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
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
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death

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