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Quotes by Sir Walter Scott
There never did, and there never will exist any thing permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to the exercise of resolute self-denial.— filed under Self-Denial
True elevation, an elevation essential and eternal, is one of merit, one of virtue. Birth, fortune, genius, are nothing before God. For what is birth before God who was never born? What is fortune before God who made the world? What is genius before God who is an infinite mind? The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.— filed under Virtue
The man, whom I call deserving the name, is one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than himself.— filed under Manhood