Desire is a pain which seeks easement through possession.
JACK LONDONWhere others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.
More Jack London Quotes
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Desire is a pain which seeks easement through possession.
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
JACK LONDONI would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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You stand on dead men’s legs. You’ve never had any of your own. You couldn’t walk alone between two sunrises and hustle the meat for your belly.
JACK LONDONYou stand on dead men’s legs. You’ve never had any of your own. You couldn’t walk alone between two sunrises and hustle the meat for your belly.
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As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.
JACK LONDONAs one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.
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So that was the way. No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you.
JACK LONDONSo that was the way. No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you.
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Affluence means influence.
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Love is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.
JACK LONDONLove is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.
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The Law is a lie, and through it men lie most shamelessly.
JACK LONDONThe Law is a lie, and through it men lie most shamelessly.
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Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.
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He was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive.
JACK LONDONHe was a killer, a thing that preyed, living on the things that lived, unaided, alone, by virtue of his own strength and prowess, surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive.
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Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.
JACK LONDONIntelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.
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White Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong.
JACK LONDONWhite Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong.
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The word is too weak. There is no word in the language strong enough to describe my feelings.
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The greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
JACK LONDONThe greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
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Alcohol tells truth, but its truth is not normal.
JACK LONDONAlcohol tells truth, but its truth is not normal.
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