Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, read more
High minds, of native pride and force,
Most deeply feel thy pangs, Remorse;
Fear, for their scourge, means villains have,
Thou art the torturer of the brave!
And let our barks across the pathless flood
Hold different courses.
And let our barks across the pathless flood
Hold different courses.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.