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Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

Walter Scott

The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
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
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin

Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

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