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Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!

Walter Scott

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion

Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!

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