Famous quotes containing the words sir walter, walter and/or scott:
“Green springs the tree, hemp grows, the wag is wild,
But when they meet, it makes the timber rot;
It frets the halter, and it chokes the child.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?1618)
“Give me my scallop-shell of quiet,
My staff of faith to walk upon,
My scrip of joy, immortal diet,
My bottle of salvation,
My gown of glory, hopes true gage,
And thus Ill take my pilgrimage.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (15521618)
“It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they wont save us any more than love did.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (18961940)