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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

Walter Scott

Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
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
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
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
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Escape Resistance
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
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

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