I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
JACK LONDONThe greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
More Jack London Quotes
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I would rather be ashes than dust.
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So that was the way. No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you.
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The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
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It’s better to stand by someone’s side than by yourself
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.
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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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Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat.
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Love is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.
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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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I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
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Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.
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I’d rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.
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