black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Walter Scott

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
WALTER SCOTT

Greatness Mad Talent
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
WALTER SCOTT

Greatness Path Peace Virtue World
The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself.
WALTER SCOTT

Deserve Himself Man
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
WALTER SCOTT

Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.
WALTER SCOTT

Blessing Night Quiet Spirit
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
WALTER SCOTT

Drink Greatness Vice
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

Life Rise Wake Up
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
WALTER SCOTT

Hands Heart Sin
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
WALTER SCOTT

Heaven Love Man
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
WALTER SCOTT

Heaven Time
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
WALTER SCOTT

Change Nature Season Sky
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
WALTER SCOTT

Guide Life Perfection Reason
Welcome as the flowers in May.
WALTER SCOTT

Flower May
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when it is most trampled on.
WALTER SCOTT

Growth Hard Time Plant
Steady of heart and stout of hand.
WALTER SCOTT

Hands Heart Time
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.
WALTER SCOTT

Better History Purpose Reading

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Walter Scott Quotes