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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.

Walter Scott

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
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
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
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
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
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
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
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
Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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Joy Nature Religious
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
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
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See

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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