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And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.

Walter Scott

What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
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
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
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
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

And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.

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