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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.

Walter Scott

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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
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
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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
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
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
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
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Blessing Night Quiet Spirit
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
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
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears

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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