Walter Scott Quote

Chance will not do the work — Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumbers at the helm, The very wind that wafts us toward the port May dash us on the Shelves — The steersman's part is vigilance, Blow it or rough or smooth.


Fortunes of Nigel - Chapter XXII (p. 320), Oxford University Press. 1912


Chance will not do the work — Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumbers at the helm, The very wind that wafts us toward the port May dash...

Chance will not do the work — Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumbers at the helm, The very wind that wafts us toward the port May dash...

Chance will not do the work — Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumbers at the helm, The very wind that wafts us toward the port May dash...

Chance will not do the work — Chance sends the breeze; But if the pilot slumbers at the helm, The very wind that wafts us toward the port May dash...