Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. – Walter Scott
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. – Walter Scott

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. – Walter Scott
When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone. – Walter Scott
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. – Walter Scott