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Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.

Walter Scott

Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
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 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
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
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
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
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
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
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
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 have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching

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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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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