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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

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
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
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 chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
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
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
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
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
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
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
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Fortune Happiness
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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

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