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
cat mind mysterious
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
birthday names glorious-life
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name
exact left music speaks whispers
We're going to come back the exact same way we left off -- as The Whispers. We do R&B music -- lyric-conscious music that speaks to the adults. That's what The Whispers are all about.
goodnight good-night dream
To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
herbs
We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon
success attitude important
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
glasses credit may
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
rome dies
Methinks I will not die quite happy without having seen something of that Rome of which I have read so much.
southern fine-words fine
There is a southern proverb - fine words butter no parsnips.
eyelashes long important
What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.
vanity sorrow arguing
He that would soothe sorrow must not argue on the vanity of the most deceitful hopes.
haste leisure repent
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
soldier too-much sovereign
Although too much of a soldier among sovereigns, no one could claim with better right to be a sovereign among soldiers.
vanity and-love philanthropy
A good deal of philanthropy arises in general from mere vanity and love of distinction gilded over to others and to themselves with some show of benevolent sentiment.