Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
In listening mood she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
Contentions fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
Contentions fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Art thou a friend to Roderick?
Necessity--thou best of peacemakers,
As well as surest prompter of invention.
Necessity--thou best of peacemakers,
As well as surest prompter of invention.
