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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.

Walter Scott

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
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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Breathe Death Himself Man Soul
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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Freedom Privilege Story
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
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
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Praise Success
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention… It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
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Life Rise Wake Up
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success

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