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A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.

Walter Scott

The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
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
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
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

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