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Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?

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Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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Bad Good Luck
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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Belief Men Running
Don’t tell me peace has broken out.
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Broken Out Peace
First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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Faces Firsts Talk
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Literature Temptation Terrible
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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Defeat Sunset Victory
If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
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Fighting Lost
It isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
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Acceptance Important Matters
Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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Gone Love Sad Taste
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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Audience Discovery Experience Joy Pleasure Schooled
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Light Planning Shining
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years

Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?

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Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?

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