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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

A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
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
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
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
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy

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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