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I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!

Walter Scott

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven 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
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
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Character Goodness Man
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
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Friendship Myself Right Wrong
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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Himself Right Tree
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.
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Attitude Impossible

I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!

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