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.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
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 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.
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.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
