Look back, and smile on perils past.
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Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.Walter Scott
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
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The Book of Books Within this ample volume lies The mystery of mysteries. Happiest they of human race To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to force the way But better had they neer been born That read to doubt or read to scorn.
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For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Come one, come all this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
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Upon the death of his wife May 16 1826 She died at nine in the morning, after being ill for two dayseasy at last. I arrived here late last night. For myself, I scarce know how I feel sometimes as firm as the Bass Rock, sometimes as weak as the wate.
Walter Scott
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