Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.
WALTER SCOTTSteady of heart and stout of hand.
More Walter Scott Quotes
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The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
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Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
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Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
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I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
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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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Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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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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To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
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The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
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Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
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Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
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Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.
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All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
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