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Quotes by Scottish authors

Scottish FlagWelcome to Scottish Quotes, the best source for all things Scottish! Below you will locate a broad option of renowned Scottish quotes, from the amusing to the inspiring. Whether you're searching for a little wit or a little bit of knowledge, you'll locate it right here. We've collected quotes from several of Scotland's a lot of precious figures, consisting of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and also Robert Louis Stevenson. So, take a look around and also find the perfect quote to show your family and friends.
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Small: Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us
"Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder
Thomas Carlyle
"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The duty of helping ones self in the highest sense involves the helping of ones neighbors
Samuel Smiles
"The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors"
Samuel Smiles, Author
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Small: The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation
"The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of t
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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Small: The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasi
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope"
John Buchan, Politician
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Small: Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success for who so hopes has within him the gift of mirac
Samuel Smiles
"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"
Samuel Smiles, Author
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Small: He who has health, has hope and he who has hope, has everything
Thomas Carlyle
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: I slept and dreamt that life was beauty I woke and found that life was duty
"I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty"
George Byron, Poet
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Small: What is fame? an empty bubble Gold? a transient, shining trouble
"What is fame? an empty bubble; Gold? a transient, shining trouble"
James Grainger, Poet
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Small: The true university of these days is a collection of books
Thomas Carlyle
"The true university of these days is a collection of books"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us
Samuel Smiles
"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us"
Samuel Smiles, Author
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Small: Christmas is the day that holds all time together
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together"
Alexander Smith, Poet
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Small: Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home
"Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home"
Henry Drummond, Writer
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Small: No pressure, no diamonds
Thomas Carlyle
"No pressure, no diamonds"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall
Thomas Carlyle
"The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Mans unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with
Thomas Carlyle
"Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money
Adam Smith
"No complaint... is more common than that of a scarcity of money"
Adam Smith, Economist
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Small: Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience
Adam Smith
"Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience"
Adam Smith, Economist
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Small: The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny
David Hume
"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable
"Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable"
Lord Robertson, Diplomat
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Small: He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years
Thomas Carlyle
"He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Robert Louis Stevenson
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty
Robert Louis Stevenson
"The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: No man is useless while he has a friend
Robert Louis Stevenson
"No man is useless while he has a friend"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare t
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: All money is a matter of belief
Adam Smith
"All money is a matter of belief"
Adam Smith, Economist
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Small: Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work
"Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work"
Peter Marshall, Clergyman
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Small: Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesnt try it on
Billy Connolly
"Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on"
Billy Connolly, Comedian
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Small: A promise made is a debt unpaid
"A promise made is a debt unpaid"
Robert Service, Poet
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Small: Blessed is he who has found his work let him ask no other blessedness
Thomas Carlyle
"Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all
Thomas Carlyle
"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time
Thomas Carlyle
"Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action
Samuel Smiles
"Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action"
Samuel Smiles, Author
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Small: Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own
Samuel Smiles
"Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own"
Samuel Smiles, Author
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Small: There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upo
Robert Louis Stevenson
"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: Everyone lives by selling something
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Everyone lives by selling something"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
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Small: On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity
Adam Smith
"On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity"
Adam Smith, Economist
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Small: For success, attitude is equally as important as ability
"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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