Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
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.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
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.