Quotes by scottish authors

It is possible to have good manners and be funny at the same time. Ronnie Barker and I proved that. Ronnie Corbett

Funny Time Good Manners Good Manners Possible Proved Same Same Time Ronnie

Home for me is my boat, really. Rory McCann

Home Me Boat Really

The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked. Saint Patrick

Wicked Gifts High Most

Hiking is a great passion of mine, and I find myself picking up empty bottles. Sam Heughan

Myself Great Passion Mine Find Bottles Picking Hiking Empty Up

See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security. Samuel Rutherford

Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will. Samuel Rutherford

Will Evil Our Ourselves Indulge Know Make Idol Verily

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. Samuel Smiles

Duty Sense Neighbors Self Highest Involves Helping

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles

Success Wisdom Failure Mistake Will Made Out Finding More Never He Learn Discover Discovery Than Often Much Who

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. Samuel Smiles

Generally Attempted Because Done Little Reason Why

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted. Samuel Smiles

Work Suffering Men Exhausted Duty Difficulty Trial Has-Been Struggled Inspired Reached Tide Greatest Been Done Shore Against Many Amidst

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man. Sean Connery

Best Man Challenge Nothing Out Like Bring

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one. Sean Connery

Will Never Always Am Want Englishman Ever

I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality. Sean Connery

Equality Independence Believe Distance Hopeful About Touching More Prospects Within Always Been Scotland Than Achieving Now Ever

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality. Shirley Henderson

Time Quality Daydream Like

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. Shirley Manson

Me Own Everyone Crosses My Own Tend Purposes Around Mean Thing

When you're surrounded by friends and exes, there's a whole lot of stuff that starts crawling out. But however serious and traumatic those experiences may be to the participant, to the onlooker they're hilarious. Steven Moffat

You Hilarious Starts Those Out Participant Stuff However Lot Surrounded Friends May Experiences Crawling Whole Traumatic Serious

I don't relax. I sit down and contemplate all the energetic things I should do. Sylvester McCoy

Relax Sit Down Contemplate Energetic Should Things

A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus. Thomas Carlyle

Rest Gifted Sees Point Leaves Surplus Person Essential Who

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. Thomas Carlyle

Great History Youth People Majority Passed Done Anything Shows Seclusion