As A Symbol
A compass is often used as a symbol of precision and discernment. As such it finds a place in logos and symbols such as the Freemasons' Square and Compasses and in various computer icons. John Donne uses the compass as a conceit in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" (1611).
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Compass for tracing a line.
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Flat branch, pivot wing nut, pencil sleeve branch of the scribe-compass.
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6” Dividers made from forged steel.
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A compass on the Coat of Arms of East Germany (German Democratic Republic).
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The compass is a Masonic symbol that appears on jewellery such as this pendant.
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“The counting-room maxims liberally expounded are laws of the Universe. The merchant’s economy is a coarse symbol of the soul’s economy. It is, to spend for power, and not for pleasure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)