Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
