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May Quotes by Walter Scott
- I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.
- 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.
- Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
- Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye 're sleeping.
- Welcome as the flowers in May.
- Oh, Brignall banks are wild and fair, And Greta woods are green, And you may gather garlands there Would grace a summer's queen.
- 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…
- 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…
- Perhaps the perusal of such works may, without injustice, be compared with the use of opiates, baneful, when habitually and constantly resorted to, but of…
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- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
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