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Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.

Walter Scott

A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
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
I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Blessing Freedom Himself Man Myself Talk Teaching
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
Tears are the softening showers which cause the seed of heaven to spring up in the human heart.
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Heart Heaven Human Spring Tears
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
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Myself Story Truth
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.
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Beyond Control Fortune Mindset Mortal
War is the only game in which both sides lose.
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Deep Game Lose War
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
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
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
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind

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