27 Quotes By Walter Scott


One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
Walter Scott on age

Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
Walter Scott on age

When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.
Walter Scott on alone

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
Walter Scott on attitude

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
Walter Scott on attitude

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
Walter Scott on best

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
Walter Scott on business

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

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
Walter Scott on education

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
Walter Scott on failure

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
Walter Scott on history

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
Walter Scott on knowledge

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
Walter Scott on men

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!
Walter Scott on movingon

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.
Walter Scott on nature

Teach you children poetry it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.
Walter Scott on poetry

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
Walter Scott on power

The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.
Walter Scott on power

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 on religion

Look back, and smile on perils past.
Walter Scott on smile