“Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the d...” — Walter Scott Quote

“Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.”

“I pretend not to be a champion of that same naked virtue called truth, to the very outrance. I can consent that her charms be hidden with a veil, were it but for decency's sake.”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,”