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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.

Walter Scott

I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
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
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship

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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