White Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong.
JACK LONDONAs one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.
More Jack London Quotes
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The greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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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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Not all the monsters have fangs.
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Love is the sum of all the arts, as it is the reason for their existence.
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I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.
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No; I did not hate him. The word is too weak. There is no word in the language strong enough to describe my feelings. I can say only that I knew the gnawing of a desire for vengeance on him that was a pain in itself and that exceeded all the bounds of language.
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Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others.
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I would rather be ashes than dust.
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Pursuit and possession are accompanied by states of consciousness so wide apart that they can never be united.
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But I am I. And I won’t subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind
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It is so much easier to live placidly and complacently. Of course, to live placidly and complacently is not to live at all.
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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 Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.
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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.
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