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Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.

Walter Scott

Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
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
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
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
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
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War

Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.

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