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

Walter Scott

He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
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Beginning Himself
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.
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Danger Reality
Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Death Deep Perspective Philosophy
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
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
The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
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Deserve Himself Man
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
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
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
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
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?
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Coward Dare Fight Nation

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