--- title: "15 May Quotes By Walter Scott" description: "15 May quotes by Walter Scott. Plus more from Walter Scott and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/walter-scott-775_flower_welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may-2122626_2122626.png" --- > [Welcome as the flowers in May.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/walter-scott-775_flower_welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may-2122626_2122626.png) > [Hurry no man's cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/hurry-no-man-s-cattle-you-may-come-to-own-a-donkey-yourself/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/walter-scott-775_cattle_hurry-no-man-s-cattle-you-may-come-to-ow_1457931.png) > [I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/i-cannot-tell-how-the-truth-may-be-i-say-the-tale-as-it-was-said-to-me/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/walter-scott-775_may_i-cannot-tell-how-the-truth-may-be-i-say_1582432.png) > [Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/fortune-may-raise-up-or-abuse-the-ordinary-mortal-but-the-sage-and/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/walter-scott-775_abuse_fortune-may-raise-up-or-abuse-the-ordina_90250.png) > [Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/then-hush-thee-my-darling-take-rest-while-you-may-for-strife-comes/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/walter-scott-775_darling_then-hush-thee-my-darling-take-rest-whil_640942.png) > [A ruin should always be protected but never repaired - thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/a-ruin-should-always-be-protected-but-never-repaired-thus-may-we/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/walter-scott-775_legacies_a-ruin-should-always-be-protected-but-ne_1616181.png) > [Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/credit-is-like-a-looking-glass-which-when-once-sullied-by-a-breath/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/walter-scott-775_breaths_credit-is-like-a-looking-glass-which-whe_2070273.png) > [Come forth, old man,--thy daughter's side Is now the fitting place for thee: When time has quell'd the oak's bold pride, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/come-forth-old-man-thy-daughter-s-side-is-now-the-fitting-place-for/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/walter-scott-775_age_come-forth-old-man-thy-daughter-s-side-i_1760138.png) > [Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/jock-when-ye-hae-naething-else-to-do-ye-may-be-aye-sticking-in-a-tree/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/walter-scott-775_gardening_jock-when-ye-hae-naething-else-to-do-ye_3025336.png) > [Oh, Brignall banks are wild and fair, And Greta woods are green, And you may gather garlands there Would grace a summer's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/oh-brignall-banks-are-wild-and-fair-and-greta-woods-are-green-and-you/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/walter-scott-775_fairs_oh-brignall-banks-are-wild-and-fair-and_820987.png) > [A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/a-lawyer-without-history-or-literature-is-a-mechanic-a-mere-working/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/walter-scott-775_architect_a-lawyer-without-history-or-literature-i_3136744.jpg) > [Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/those-who-are-too-idle-to-read-save-for-the-purpose-of-amusement-may/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/walter-scott-775_acquaintance_those-who-are-too-idle-to-read-save-for_1340993.png) > [O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/o-many-a-shaft-at-random-sent-finds-mark-the-archer-little-meant-and/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/walter-scott-775_broken_o-many-a-shaft-at-random-sent-finds-mark_13672.png) > [Guilt, though it may attain temporal splendor, can never confer real happiness; the evil consequences of our crimes long survive their commission,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/guilt-though-it-may-attain-temporal-splendor-can-never-confer-real/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/walter-scott-775_character_guilt-though-it-may-attain-temporal-sple_1395464.png) > [Perhaps the perusal of such works may, without injustice, be compared with the use of opiates, baneful, when habitually and constantly resorted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/perhaps-the-perusal-of-such-works-may-without-injustice-be-compared/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/walter-scott-775_alleviate_perhaps-the-perusal-of-such-works-may-wi_364899.jpg) ## Other authors on May ## More by Walter Scott > [“Of all the train, none escaped except Wamba, who showed upon the occasion much more courage than those who pretended to greater sense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/of-all-the-train-none-escaped-except-wamba-who-showed-upon-the/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [Where shall the lover rest, Whom the fates sever From his true maiden's breast, Parted for ever? Where, through groves deep and high, Sounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/where-shall-the-lover-rest-whom-the-fates-sever-from-his-true-maiden/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/o-many-a-shaft-at-random-sent-finds-mark-the-archer-little-meant-and/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/and-better-had-they-ne-er-been-born-who-read-to-doubt-or-read-to-scorn/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/where-is-the-coward-that-would-not-dare-to-fight-for-such-a-land-as/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll, And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole, Yet 'tis Thy voice, my God, that bids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/loud-o-er-my-head-though-awful-thunders-roll-and-vivid-lightnings/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [The race of humankind would perish did they cease to aid each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/the-race-of-humankind-would-perish-did-they-cease-to-aid-each-other/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [“but he had only received that sort of answer usually given by those who are more obstinate in following their own course, than strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/but-he-had-only-received-that-sort-of-answer-usually-given-by-those/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/love-rules-the-court-the-camp-the-grove-and-men-below-and-the-saints/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/fortune-may-raise-up-or-abuse-the-ordinary-mortal-but-the-sage-and/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [But woe awaits a country when She sees the tears of bearded men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/but-woe-awaits-a-country-when-she-sees-the-tears-of-bearded-men/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/in-peace-love-tunes-the-shepherd-s-reed-in-war-he-mounts-the-warrior/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [Honour is a homicide and a bloodspiller, that gangs about making frays in the street; but Credit is a decent honest man, that sits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/honour-is-a-homicide-and-a-bloodspiller-that-gangs-about-making-frays/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [“The lovers of the chase say that the hare feels more agony during the pursuit of the greyhounds, than when she is struggling in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/the-lovers-of-the-chase-say-that-the-hare-feels-more-agony-during-the/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) > [I am she, O most bucolical juvenal, under whose charge are placed the milky mothers of the herd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/i-am-she-o-most-bucolical-juvenal-under-whose-charge-are-placed-the/) [Walter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-scott/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/may/walter-scott/#itemlist", "name": "15 May Quotes By Walter Scott", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Welcome as the flowers in May.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter Scott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-scott/welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/walter-scott-775_flower_welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may-2122626_2122626.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/walter-scott-775_flower_welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may-2122626_2122626.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/walter-scott-775_flower_welcome-as-the-flowers-in-may-2122626_2122626.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Welcome as the flowers in May.” — Walter Scott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hurry no man's cattle; 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