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Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.

Walter Scott

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
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
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
Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it’s room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee!
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Freedom Man Myself Yourself
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
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

Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.

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