Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
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 who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
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.
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.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
