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.
As many servants so many enemies.
As many servants so many enemies.
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.
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.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
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 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.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
