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Walter Scott

A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.
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Deal Goodness Love
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
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.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
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
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May

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