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Quote by Walter Scott
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the

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

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One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. – 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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Let me get you to understand I dont bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and Im very honest and I always tell the truth. Im not a liar, Im not manipulative and I dont stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest. – NeNe Leakes

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If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation? – Thomas Carlyle

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Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory. – Denis Diderot

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