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The compass simply represents the ideal, present but unachievable, and...
Author:
John Steinbeck
Book:
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
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The compass simply represents the ideal, present but unachievable, and sight-steering a compromise with perfection which allows your boat to exist at all.
( John Steinbeck )
[ The Log from the Sea of Cortez ]
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