Quotes by scottish authors

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time. Robert Dale Owen

Time Slavery

Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth. Robert Fortune

As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the streets; and wherever I observed one better than the rest I did not fail to pay it a visit. Robert Fortune

Better Rest Before Pay Visit Pretty Both Open Had Observed Fail Along Houses Parts Passed Than Did Shops Behind Wherever Little Japanese Lower Gardens Streets

Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the power of the art. Robert Fortune

Art Great Nature Power Exhausted Seem Struggles Generally Until Powers She Yields Quietly While Against Measure Her Treatment

One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers. Robert Fortune

Love Gardening People Marked High Feature Both Low Flowers

The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and at the same time encouraged the production of side branches at those parts of the stem where they were most desired. Robert Fortune

Time Side Those Cases Stem Main Checked Most Parts Were Encouraged Branches Same Same Time Where Form Process Which Then Production Sap Zigzag Twisted Flow Desired

The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature. Robert Fortune

Tree Evidently Miniature Out High About Stem Had Feet Came Branches Six Size Aged Manner Regular Appearance Symmetrical

There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries. Robert Fortune

Business Wealth Our London About More More Or Less Generally Smaller Smallest According Than Less Gardens Dozen Extensive

Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added afterwards, and the representation altogether is really good. Robert Fortune

Good Eyes Added Bent Latter More Purpose Generally Readily Altogether Representation Form Afterwards Really Chosen Tongue Desired

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. Robert Louis Stevenson

Motivational Life Some Devoted Exercise Intellectual Succeeded Wholly

To forget oneself is to be happy. Robert Louis Stevenson

Happiness Be Happy Happy Oneself Forget

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. Robert Louis Stevenson

Life Worth Aim Finding Only Fortune

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. Robert Louis Stevenson

One Thing Mortify Another Curiosity Conquer Thing

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. Robert Louis Stevenson

Me Out See Shadow More Him Than Goes Little Use

When it comes to my own turn to lay my weapons down, I shall do so with thankfulness and fatigue, and whatever be my destiny afterward, I shall be glad to lie down with my fathers in honor. It is human at least, if not divine. Robert Louis Stevenson

Lie Honor Whatever Own Down Fathers Fatigue Destiny Weapons My Own Shall Lay Glad Divine Least Thankfulness Human Afterwards Turn

Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal. Robert Louis Stevenson

Own Tree Top Ancestors His Each

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses. Robert Louis Stevenson

Life Marriage Battle Field Like Bed Roses

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. Robert Louis Stevenson

Health Better Lose Spendthrift Miser Like Than Waste

Nothing made by brute force lasts. Robert Louis Stevenson

Made Nothing Lasts Brute Brute Force Force

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. Robert Louis Stevenson

Man Vanity Some Cases Obstinate Dies Hard

The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson

Happy World Kings Sure Should Full Things Number