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- War is the only game in which both sides lose. War, Games, Sides.
- O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Wisdom, Truth, Lying.
- A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity. Heart, Humble, Character.
- Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue. Courage, Virtue.
- “Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.” ― Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian.
- “All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.” ― Sir Walter Scott.
- “Oh, what a tangled web we weave... when first we practice to deceive.” ― Walter Scott, Marmion.
- “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ” ― Sir Walter Scott.
Walter Scott. To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue. He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit. Enjoy the best Walter Scott Quotes at BrainyQuote. Quotations by Walter Scott, Scottish ...
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Where lives the man that has not tried, How mirth can into folly glide, And folly into sin!But mankind—the race would perish did they cease to aid each other.—From the time that the mother binds the child's head, till the moment that some kind assistant wipes the death-damp from the brow...Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended, Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded.War's a fearsome thing. They'll be cunning that catches me at this wark again.Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.Time will rust the sharpest sword, Time will consume the strongest cord; That which molders hemp and steel, Mortal arm and nerve must feel.The English writers who had a big influence on me during my adolescence were Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens, Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrenc...
Works by Sir Walter Scott at Project GutenbergUniversity of Pennsylvania e-texts of some of Walter Scott's worksUniversity of Edinburgh library's digital archive of Scott's works and memorabiliaDiscover the most famous quotes by Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish novelist, poet, and historian known for his works such as Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake. Learn about his life, themes, and insights on love, war, history, and social progress.
10 of the best book quotes from Sir Walter Scott. 01. “I fear they will lose in valour what they may gain in discretion.” Sir Walter Scott. author. Ivanhoe. book. Wamba. character. fear. ᐧ. valor. ᐧ. to lose. ᐧ. discretion. concepts. 02. “What remains [after death is] glory! which gilds our sepulchre and embalms our name.” Sir Walter Scott. author.
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