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

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Morals
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All promise outruns performance. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one makes. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. – Peter F. Drucker

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Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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The tragedy of education is played in two scenes — incompetent pupils facing competent teachers and incompetent teachers facing competent pupils. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. – Paul McCartney

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