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

Walter Scott

The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
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
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
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
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
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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness

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