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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

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
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Blessing Night Quiet Spirit
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself

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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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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