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

Walter Scott

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
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
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
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
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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Life Rise Wake Up
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success

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