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Try to be better than yourself.

William Faulkner

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The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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Life is a process of preparing to be dead for a long time.
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Dead Life Long Prepare Process Time
I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought.
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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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Battle Despair Even Ever Field Folly Fought Lluision Man No Only Own Reveal Victory Won
The books I read are the ones I knew and loved when I was a young man and to which I return as you do to old friends.
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Book Friend Knew Loved Man Old One Read Return Young
Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible for him is to leave something behind him that is immortal since it will always move. This is the artist’s way of scribbling “Kilroy was here” on the wall of the final and irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass.
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Always Artist Behind Final Important Importantly Irrevocable Leave Man Mortal Oblivion Pass Possible Since Someday Something Through Wall
It’s a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can’t eat for eight hours; he can’t drink for eight hours; he can’t make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work.
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Day Drink Eat Eight Hour Make Man One Shame Thing Work
Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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Better Bother Contemporaries Predecessor Try Yourself
No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them.
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Back Bear Cash Either Got Kidos Matter Money Paper Picture Refuse Young
War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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Buy Drink Man never Poor Thing Two War
Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death.
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After Death Destroy Good Nothing Only Thing Writer
Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you
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Before Cringe Feminine Like Override Success Woman
You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.
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Despite Fault Love Virtue You
I don’t want money badly enough to work for it.
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Badly Enough Money Want Work
No battle is ever won … victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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Battle Ever Fool Illusion No Philosopher Victory Won
Only when the clock stops does time come to life
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Clock Come Life Only Stop Time When

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