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

Walter Scott

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
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
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
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature

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