O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive! (Marmion, 1808, canto 6, st.30)
Sir Walter Scott quote When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.
Sir Walter Scott quote He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
Sir Walter Scott quote If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors
Sir Walter Scott quote Look back, and smile on perils past.
Sir Walter Scott quote Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Sir Walter Scott quote Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
Sir Walter Scott quote One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
Sir Walter Scott quote Biography
Scottish novelist and poet
