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Quote by Robert Bolt
When a man takes an oath...,hes holding his ownself in his own han

When a man takes an oath…,hes holding his ownself in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then- he neednt hope to find himself again. – Robert Bolt

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It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world… but for Wales! – Robert Bolt

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Soul
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Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh. – Robert Bolt

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Moralitys not practical. Moralitys a gesture. A complicated gesture learnt from books. – Robert Bolt

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Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. – Hannah Arendt

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A liar is always lavish of oaths. – Pierre Corneille

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Oft expectation fails, and most oft where most it promises; and oft it hits where hope is coldest; and despair most sits. – William Shakespeare

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Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken. – Jonathan Swift

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I like refried beans. Thats why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe theyre just as good and were just wasting time. You dont have to fry them again after all. – Mitch Hedberg

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