You may abandon your own body ...

You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
 Miyamoto Musashi

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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.
The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.

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