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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.

Walter Scott

Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
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
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
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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
The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up

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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