Compass Quote by Walter Scott Download Open image “A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.” — Walter Scott ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Compass Faithful Rusty Truth Will
A rusted nail, placed near the faithful compass, Will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Tell people the hammered truth, and it will ring like steel against an anvil. — Elizabeth Haydon Copy Share Image
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Lies circle the earth while Truth is still trying to put on its shoes. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
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“Of all the train, none escaped except Wamba, who showed upon the occasion much more courage than those who pretended to greater sense.” — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Where shall the lover rest, Whom the fates sever From his true maiden's breast, Parted for ever? Where, through groves deep and high, Sounds… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland? — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll, And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole, Yet 'tis Thy voice, my God, that bids… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“but he had only received that sort of answer usually given by those who are more obstinate in following their own course, than strong… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ” — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
It signified nothing that the raw, male magnetism that emanated from him probably made compasses malfunction in his presence. — Gaelen Foley Copy Share Image
Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. — Brad Henry Copy Share Image
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put the car in "d" set the compass to "n" and get the "f"out of there — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
I take no pleasure in seeing DeLay swing gently in the wind. But the thing I believe in the most is ethics. If someone… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image
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People who do not know the Bible well have been gulled into thinking it is a good guide to morality. This mistaken view may… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and… — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
We must be born with an intuition of mortality. Before we know the word for it. Before we know that there are words. Out… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image