Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
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 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.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
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.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
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.
