Maxioms by Sir Walter Scott
Within that awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries!
Happiest they of human race,
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Within that awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries!
Happiest they of human race,
To whom God has granted grace
To read, to fear, to hope, to pray,
To lift the latch, and force the way:
And better had they ne'er been born,
Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
