Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

Walter Savage Landor

Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 - 17 September 1864) was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was his rumbustious character and lively temperament

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