Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSEwas a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 August 1771
faithful wrecks association
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
adversity dark doors
Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.
faces charm charmed
Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.
inspirational success wind
He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
littles
Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it.
life positive education
We shall never learn to feel and respect our real calling and destiny, unless we have taught ourselves to consider every thing as moonshine, compared with the education of the heart.
years two behavior
One or two of these scoundrel statesmen should be shot once a-year, just to keep the others on their good behavior.
life stars eye
Her blue eyes sought the west afar, For lovers love the western star.
life war gay
In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
life love-is tears
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
hope
The sickening pang of hope deferr'd.
courage rocks firm
Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base, as soon as I.
time courses
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
heaven thee guides
My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee.