Walter Scott May Quotations

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!

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.

Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.

A ruin should always be protected but never repaired - thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past.

Hurry no man's cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself

Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.

Welcome as the flowers in May.

Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.