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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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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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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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The truth doesnt hurt unless it ought to. – B. C. Forbes

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There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth. – Charles Dickens

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Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second: nothing is ugly but degenerate man – the domain of aesthetic judgment is therewith defined. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route. – Elizabeth Kenny

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