NO LIE

 Sir Walter Scott, a 19th century Scottish poet, author and playwright, has left us with some of the most succinct truisms our language can deliver.  He is actually a 'little-read' author (I've never read him) even though his works include great lines.  His famous works include "Rob Roy", "Ivanhoe", and a poem called  "Lady of the Lake". 

Here are a few of his lines for you to ponder today.  "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."  This comment on lying is so true.  Just as a spider who misplaces a filament of it's webbing cannot find a way to make it right and must make more inaccuracies to accommodate his error, we are stuck with the same consequence when we lie.  One lie most often leads to another.

Here is a line from another work of his - this with great advice, "Look back and smile on perils past."  Here is another, this time with finality, ". . . and come he slow or come he fast, it is but death who comes at last."

A shortcut to learning about the writing of Scott would be to google "Sir Walter Scott quotes".  You'll find a bunch.  Then, you may want to tackle a poem, then a short story and then a novel.