Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
 Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who 
inquires what is said of him only read more 
 Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who 
inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery. 
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
 Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked 
brother.  
 Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked 
brother. 
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
 He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when 
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 He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when 
it is in his power to do so. 
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.