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There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.

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Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
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Children Grace Poetry Teaching Virtue Wisdom
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
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
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
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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Attitude Business Failure Success
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
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
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
It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart.
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Cold Eyes Feeling Heart Myself
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
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Animal Mindset Mystery Pass
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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Forever Guide Heart Honesty Humble Sound Spirit Time
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do.
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Goodness Mortal Poor Wine
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Guide Life Perfection Reason

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