Sir Walter Scott ( 10 of 55 )
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
