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

Walter Scott

Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
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
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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
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
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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Eduacation Hands Man Worth
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading
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

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