He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
WALTER SCOTTRecollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Welcome as the flowers in May.
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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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The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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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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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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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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Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.
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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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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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