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Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.

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
A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.
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Deal Goodness Love
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
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
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
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
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
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
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

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