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From my experience, not one in twenty marries the first love; we build statues of snow and weep to see them melt.

Walter Scott

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
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
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Hands Heart Sin
Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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Joy One Liner Peace Wake Up
Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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Better History Purpose Reading
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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Eduacation Hands Man Worth
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
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
There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to resolute self-denial.
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Character Excellence Existence Strange
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation
Come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last.
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Death Fast Himself
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity

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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