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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

Walter Scott

Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Silence Talk
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
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
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Age Fame Life Oneself Worth
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Deep Evil Late
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
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
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
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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Heaven Love Man

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