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A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.

Walter Scott

Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
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
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
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
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
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
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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Himself Right Tree
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
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
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
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
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal

A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.

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