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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.

Walter Scott

A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
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 Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
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
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
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
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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

Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.

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