Quotes by Scott, Sir Walter

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working m >>

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled >>

Adversity is, to me at least, a tonic and a bracer. >>

Quotations about Ridicule

Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that >>

Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. >>

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to >>

Ridicule often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble.

Scott, Sir Walter