All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. Walter Scott More Quotes by Walter Scott More Quotes From Walter Scott The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances. Walter Scott combination circumstances happiness Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it. Walter Scott littles O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood; Land of the mountain and the flood! Walter Scott land nurse children The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention... It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me. Walter Scott eye exercise ideas It is only when I dally with what I am about, look back and aside, instead of keeping my eyes straight forward, that I feel these cold sinkings of the heart. Walter Scott eye heart looks Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags. Walter Scott sterling rags honesty Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, morn of toil, nor night of waking. Walter Scott toil sleep night Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he hath turn'd From wandering on a foreign strand! If such there breathe, go mark him well; For him no Minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonor'd, and unsung. Walter Scott home heart men We often praise the evening clouds, And tints so gay and bold, But seldom think upon our God, Who tinged these clouds with gold. Walter Scott gay clouds thinking Though varying wishes, hopes, and fears, Walter Scott wish dream years Come forth, old man,--thy daughter's side Walter Scott daughter pride men What an ornament and safeguard is humor! Far better than wit for a poet and writer. It is a genius itself, and so defends from the insanities. Walter Scott ornaments humor insanity Sleep in peace, and wake in joy. Walter Scott sleep joy Mystery has great charms for womanhood. Walter Scott womanhood charm mystery The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace. Walter Scott virtue greatness path If you keep a thing seven years, you are sure to find a use for it. Walter Scott seven use years In love quarrels the party that loves the most is always most willing to acknowledge the greater fault. Walter Scott quarrels faults party I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom," he said to himself, "but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it. Walter Scott blessing wise men In prosperous times I have sometimes felt my fancy and powers of language flag, but adversity is to me at least a tonic and bracer. Walter Scott fancy flags adversity Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking. Walter Scott greatness kind drinking
