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Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.

Walter Scott

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
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
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
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
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
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
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
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
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
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love 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
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
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

Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.

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