If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.
Walter ScottWhen a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone.
Walter ScottMethinks I will not die quite happy without having seen something of that Rome of which I have read so much.
Walter ScottLightly from fair to fair he flew, And loved to plead, lament, and sue; Suit lightly won, and short-lived pain, For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.
Walter Scott