"Without hardship everyone would prevail."

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“Whenever you honor the honorable, you possess them. Whenever you honor the ignoble, they rebel.”

“Defiantly live, or in honour die, Midst slashing blades and banners flying high.”

“Glory in hardship, sloth in comfort lies.”

“A charger's saddle is an exalted throne, the best companions are books alone.”

“He asks from men all that he has in himself, though even lions would not claim to match that.”

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