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All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

Walter Scott

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
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
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
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May

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