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Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Walter Scott

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
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
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
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
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
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
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
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
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
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
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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Joy Nature Religious

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