"His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar."

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"The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn."

"The wide world is all before us - but a world without a friend."

"There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing."

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"Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve."

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"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god."

"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be."

"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself."

"As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them."

"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way."

"Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers."

"It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes."

"Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated."

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."