Walter Scott1771–1832The quotations of
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
1771–1832
14 quotes, most often on Love and Truth & Lies.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!Marmion (1808), Canto VI, st. 17.In contextTo all, to each, a fair good-night,
And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light!Marmion (1808), L’Envoy.In contextRevenge—the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell!
The Heart of Midlothian (1818), Vol. II, Ch. 6.I cannot tell how the truth may be;
I say the tale as ‘twas said to me.The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), Canto II, stanza 22.In contextCome one, come all! this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I.The Lady of the Lake (1810), Canto V, stanza 10.True love’s the gift which God has given
To man alone beneath the heavenThe Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), Canto V, stanza 13.In contextJust at the age ‘twixt boy and youth,
When thought is speech, and speech is truth.Marmion (1808), Canto II, introduction.In context- Life of Napoleon (1827).
- The Lady of the Lake (1810), Canto III, stanza 1.
- The Antiquary (1816), Volume I, Ch. 11.
All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.
Letter to J. G. Lockhart (c. 16 June 1830), in H. J. C. Grierson (ed.), Letters of Sir Walter Scott, vol. 11 (1936)- The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), Canto ThirdIn context
- Ivanhoe (1819), Chapter XXIXIn context
- Ivanhoe (1819), Chapter XXXIIIIn context
