Beauty Quote by Walter Scott

“Look not thou on beauty's charming; Sit thou still when kings are arming; Taste not when the wine-cup glistens; Speak not when the people listens”

Walter Scott

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And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.

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Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?

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The race of humankind would perish did they cease to aid each other.

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“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ”

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Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.

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But woe awaits a country when She sees the tears of bearded men.

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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…

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