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Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges

Walter Scott

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
Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
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Courage Truth Virtue
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
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
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
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
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent

Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges

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