“Teach your children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.”
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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, popular throughout Europe during his time. Scott has been said to be particularly associated with Toryism, though several passages in Tales of a Grandfather display a liberal, progressive and Unionist outlook on Scotland's history. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of The Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott
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“Teach your children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.”
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“We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.”
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“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 heart that's broken!”
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“Look back, and smile on perils past.”
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“To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.”
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“To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.”
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“All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.”
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