A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.Walter Scott
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.Walter Scott
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!Walter Scott
O Woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!Walter Scott
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!Walter Scott
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.Walter Scott
Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.Walter Scott
