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Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.

Walter Scott

The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
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
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
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.
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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
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
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Greatness Mad Talent
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
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
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant

Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.

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