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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere worki

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. – Walter Scott

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All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education. – Walter Scott

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Education
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Walter Scott
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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. – Walter Scott

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Truth
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Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. – H.L. Mencken

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History

It would be incredibly presumptuous and self-serving of me to believe that Facebook was the end of history. The only way it could possibly be the end of history is if it becomes some sort of artificial super intelligence that takes over the world. – Sean Parker

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History

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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History

Our liberal, New York/Washington-based media would never in a million years put Liberal Godfather Ted Kennedy on the spot about his clans bad behavior, to whose lurid history he himself has contributed so much. – Camille Paglia

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History

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Nobody in my family ever thought that Id a be a model. – Cindy Crawford

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I used to joke that if acting didnt work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback. – Merritt Wever

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Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles. – Alex Karras

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Attitude

I love to shop after a bad relationship. I dont know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, Ill break up with someone on purpose. – Rita Rudner

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