Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
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!
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
