Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
WALTER SCOTTHail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
More Walter Scott Quotes
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Heap on more wood! – the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still.
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If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
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It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint.
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom, he said to himself, but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.
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Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.
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Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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