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Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.

Walter Scott

A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
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
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
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
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
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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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue

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