Quotes by Walter Scott

“Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.””

“Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.””

“Each age has deemed the new-born yearThe fittest time for festal cheer.””

“We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon””

“I have heard men talk about the blessings of freedom," he said to himself, "but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it.””

“Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!””

“Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion.””

“I envy thee not thy faith, which is ever in thy mouth but never in thy heart nor in thy practice””

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave,When first we practise to deceive!””

“The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?””

“Chivalry!---why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection---the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant ---Nobility were but an empty name without her, and liberty finds the best protection in her lance and her sword.””

“I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time?””