Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
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.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
