Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSEwas a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 August 1771
faces charm charmed
Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.
adversity dark doors
Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.
faithful wrecks association
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
spring autumn tree
Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.
broken-heart archer may
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
lonely loneliness thinking
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.
law history historical
A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
drinking greatness alcohol
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
historical religion doubt
There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine.
nature ambition perfection
To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.
judging perfection reason
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
tree fruit suits
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
heart hands
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
wise fool speech
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.