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

Walter Scott

Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven 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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
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
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man
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
Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.
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Bright Fear Hope

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

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