Scott, Sir Walter
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
- Scott, Sir Walter
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
- Scott, Sir Walter
To all, to each, a fair good-night, And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.
- Scott, Sir Walter
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.
- Scott, Sir Walter
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
- Scott, Sir Walter
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
- Scott, Sir Walter
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!
- Scott, Sir Walter
