Walter Scott

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light. ↗

— Walter Scott

#each #fair #light #pleasing #slumbers

If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors. ↗

— Walter Scott

#empty #farmer #fills #gets #grain

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once. ↗

— Walter Scott

#bolt #hour #once #ought #over

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. ↗

— Walter Scott

#boldness #doing #duty #energy #our

Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness. ↗

— Walter Scott

#greatness #incompatible #most #vices

There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine. ↗

— Walter Scott

#easier #examine #finds #historical #incredulity

'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come. ↗

— Walter Scott

#come #coming #eye #know #look

Look back, and smile on perils past. ↗

— Walter Scott

#back #look #past #perils

To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so. ↗

— Walter Scott

#everything #hesitating #impossible #seems #timid

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are. ↗

— Walter Scott

#far #how #i #important #long