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

Walter Scott

And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
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
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
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Hands Heart Time
Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Past Smile
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Ability Attitude Equality Important Success
Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
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Food Hell Revenge
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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Experience Love Marriage Myself See
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
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
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
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
We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.
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Break Deep See
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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Dream Equality Light Night
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
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity

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