Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
WALTER SCOTTHail to the Chief who in triumph advances!
WALTER SCOTTWithout courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.
WALTER SCOTTTreason seldom dwells with courage.
WALTER SCOTTIt 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.
WALTER SCOTTCats are a mysterious kind of folk.
WALTER SCOTTTo all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
WALTER SCOTTHe that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.
WALTER SCOTTSilence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.
WALTER SCOTTTeach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
WALTER SCOTTAnd better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
WALTER SCOTTI like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong.
WALTER SCOTTEach age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
WALTER SCOTTA sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity.
WALTER SCOTTAs long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
WALTER SCOTTHeaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
WALTER SCOTTSome feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
WALTER SCOTT