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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

Walter Scott

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
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
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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Beyond Control Fortune Mindset Mortal
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
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin

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