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Walter Scott Quotes

A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment Picture Quote #1

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life Picture Quote #1

The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention... It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me Picture Quote #1

What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds Picture Quote #1

Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble Picture Quote #1

The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting the information you possess by the authority of others Picture Quote #1

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He that would soothe sorrow must not argue on the vanity of the most deceitful hopes Picture Quote #1

To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue Picture Quote #1

Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it Picture Quote #1

Never was flattery lost on a poet’s ear; a simple race, they waste their toil for the vain tribute of a smile Picture Quote #1

Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of Picture Quote #1

God forgive me for having thought it possible that a schoolmaster could be out and out a rational being Picture Quote #1

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I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me Picture Quote #1

A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do Picture Quote #1

The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself Picture Quote #1

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it Picture Quote #1

Dear to me is my bonnie white steed; Oft has he helped me at pinch of need Picture Quote #1

A thousand fearful images and dire suggestions glance along the mind when it is moody and discontented with itself. Command them to stand and show themselves, and you presently assert the power of reason over imagination Picture Quote #1

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He hath a share of man’s intelligence, but no share of man’s falsehood Picture Quote #1

Adversity is like the period of the rain... cold, comfortless, unfriendly to people and to animals; yet from that season have their birth the flower, the fruit, the date, the rose and the pomegranate Picture Quote #1

I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away! Picture Quote #1

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation Picture Quote #1

I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time? Picture Quote #1

War’s a fearsome thing. They’ll be cunning that catches me at this wark again Picture Quote #1

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Hard toll can roughen form and face, and want can quench the eye’s bright grace Picture Quote #1

Here is neither want of appetite nor mouths, pray heaven we be not scant of meat or mirth Picture Quote #1

Thou knowest the maiden who ventures to kiss a sleeping man, wins of him a pair of gloves Picture Quote #1

All angel now, and little less than all, while still a pilgrim in this world of ours Picture Quote #1

Let that flea stick in the wa’, when the dirt’s dry, it’ll rub out Picture Quote #1

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A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment (Walter Scott Quotes) Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life (Walter Scott Quotes) The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention... It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me (Walter Scott Quotes) What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds (Walter Scott Quotes) Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble (Walter Scott Quotes) The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting the information you possess by the authority of others (Walter Scott Quotes) He that would soothe sorrow must not argue on the vanity of the most deceitful hopes (Walter Scott Quotes) To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue (Walter Scott Quotes) Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it (Walter Scott Quotes) Never was flattery lost on a poet’s ear; a simple race, they waste their toil for the vain tribute of a smile (Walter Scott Quotes) Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of (Walter Scott Quotes) God forgive me for having thought it possible that a schoolmaster could be out and out a rational being (Walter Scott Quotes) I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me (Walter Scott Quotes) A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do (Walter Scott Quotes) The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself (Walter Scott Quotes) The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it (Walter Scott Quotes) Dear to me is my bonnie white steed; Oft has he helped me at pinch of need (Walter Scott Quotes) A thousand fearful images and dire suggestions glance along the mind when it is moody and discontented with itself. Command them to stand and show themselves, and you presently assert the power of reason over imagination (Walter Scott Quotes) He hath a share of man’s intelligence, but no share of man’s falsehood (Walter Scott Quotes) Adversity is like the period of the rain... cold, comfortless, unfriendly to people and to animals; yet from that season have their birth the flower, the fruit, the date, the rose and the pomegranate (Walter Scott Quotes) I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away! (Walter Scott Quotes) One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation (Walter Scott Quotes) I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time? (Walter Scott Quotes) War’s a fearsome thing. They’ll be cunning that catches me at this wark again (Walter Scott Quotes) Hard toll can roughen form and face, and want can quench the eye’s bright grace (Walter Scott Quotes) Here is neither want of appetite nor mouths, pray heaven we be not scant of meat or mirth (Walter Scott Quotes) Thou knowest the maiden who ventures to kiss a sleeping man, wins of him a pair of gloves (Walter Scott Quotes) All angel now, and little less than all, while still a pilgrim in this world of ours (Walter Scott Quotes) Let that flea stick in the wa’, when the dirt’s dry, it’ll rub out (Walter Scott Quotes)

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