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If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
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
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
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

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

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