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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

We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
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
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
When true friends meet in adverse hour; ‘Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.
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Darkness Friendship Hard Time True
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
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
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
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Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity

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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