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 honor or observation.
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"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 honor or observation." — Walter Scott #lifewisdom
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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 honor or observation. — Walter Scott
About Walter Scott
Walter Scott was a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain (1771–1832).
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This quote is attributed to Walter Scott, a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Walter Scott lived from 1771 – 1832.
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