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

Other quotes by Walter Scott

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

Category:
Education
Read Quote

To always be intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it — this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed. – Walter Scott

Category:
Carpe Diem
Read Quote

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. – Walter Scott

Category:
strength
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Truth
category

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed. – Pindar

Category:
Truth

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison. – Andre Maurois

Category:
Truth

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare. – Voltaire

Category:
Truth

It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can. – Sargent Shriver

Category:
Truth

Random Quotes

Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. – Henry Adams

Category:
Philosophy

Get your ideas on paper and study them. Do not let them go to waste! – Les Brown

Category:
Ideas

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are. – Bryant H. McGill

Category:
Change

Ive had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller. – Harvey Weinstein

Category:
movies