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The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
Guilt, though it may attain temporal splendour, can never confer real happiness.
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
The evil consequences of our crimes long survive their commission, and, like the ghosts of the murdered, for ever haunt the steps of the malefactor.
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be ay sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye're sleeping.
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
Revenge—the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell!
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)
when we had a king, and a chancellor, and parliament-men o' our ain, we could aye peeble them wi' stanes when they werena gude bairns - But naebody's nails can reach the length o' Lunnon.
The Heart of Midlothian (1818)