My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee. Walter Scott More Quotes by Walter Scott More Quotes From Walter Scott Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking. Walter Scott greatness kind drinking Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences? Walter Scott philosopher astrology christian Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Walter Scott judging perfection reason God forgive me for having thought it possible that a schoolmaster could be out and out a rational being. Walter Scott forgive-me teaching education A fool's wild speech confounds the wise. Walter Scott fool speech wise The man who is deserving the name is the one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself. Walter Scott he-man names men The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting the information you possess by the authority of others. Walter Scott information matter doe ...crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility. Walter Scott fragility heart world There are those to whom a sense of religion has come in storm and tempest; there are those whom it has summoned amid scenes of revelry and idle vanity; there are those, too, who have heard its "still small voice" amid rural leisure and placid retirement. But perhaps the knowledge which causeth not to err is most frequently impressed upon the mind during the season of affliction. Walter Scott vanity voice retirement Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none. Walter Scott amusement purpose may A sound head, an honest heart, and an humble spirit are the three best guides through time and to eternity. Walter Scott humble heart character Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds! Walter Scott fighting eye men The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact. Walter Scott attrition doe friendship Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet Walter Scott bullets knows heaven Besides, Rose Bradwardine, beautiful and amiable as we have described her, had not precisely the sort of beauty or merit which captivates a romantic imagination in early youth. She was too frank, too confiding, too kind; amiable qualities, undoubtedly, but destructive of the marvellous, with which a youth of imagination delights to dress the empress of his affections. Walter Scott imagination rose beautiful Come fill up my cup, come fill up my can, Come saddle your horses, and call up your men; Come open the West Port, and let me gang free, And it's room for the bonnets of Bonny Dundee! Walter Scott horse men rooms It is the privilege of tale-tellers to open their story in an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers, and where the humour of each displays itself, without ceremony or restraint. Walter Scott privilege stories book Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control. Walter Scott abuse soldier should-have True love's the gift which God has given Walter Scott heart love life And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. Walter Scott scorn born doubt
