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Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.

Walter Scott

Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
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
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself

Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.

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