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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.

Walter Scott

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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
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
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
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
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
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man

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