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

Walter Scott

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
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
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
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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
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
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
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
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
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

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

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