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Steady of heart and stout of hand.

Walter Scott

It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
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
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
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
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
Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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Joy Nature Religious
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May

Steady of heart and stout of hand.

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