Sir Walter Scott

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.

Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll,
And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole,
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Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll,
And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole,
Yet 'tis Thy voice, my God, that bids them fly,
Thy arm directs those lightnings through the sky.
Then let the good Thy mighty name revere,
And hardened sinners Thy just vengeance fear.