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Quote by Walter Scott
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little mean

O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart thats broken! – Walter Scott

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Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. – Walter Scott

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There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine. – Walter Scott

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Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities. – Walter Scott

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The heart will break, but broken live on. – Lord Byron

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Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. – Dave Mustaine

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I like to edit my sentences as I write them. I rearrange a sentence many times before moving on to the next one. For me, that editing process feels like a form of play, like a puzzle that needs solving, and its one of the most satisfying parts of writing. – Karen Thompson Walker

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