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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.

Walter Scott

I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
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
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
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
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
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
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
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
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success

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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