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Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.

Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Honesty Quotes,
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'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read more

'Tis an old tale, and often told;
But did my fate and wish agree,
Ne'er had been read, in story old,
Of maiden true betray'd for gold,
That loved, or was avenged, like me!

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Revenge Quotes,
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Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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