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

Walter Scott

Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
Good Night, Goodnight, Dream.
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Dream Night
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
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
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
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
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Growth Hard Time Plant
I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Heart Myself Tears
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Nothing is more completely the child of art than a garden.
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Art Children Garden Nature
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
The will to do, the soul to dare.
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Dare Inspirational One Liner Soul Willing
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
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
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

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

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