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Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

Walter Scott

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
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
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
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
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
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
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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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
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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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
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
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
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Blessing Night Quiet Spirit

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