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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.

Walter Scott

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
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
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
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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Rise Yourself
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
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
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
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
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope

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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