Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
JACK LONDONWhere others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.
More Jack London Quotes
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The function of man is to live, not to exist.
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It’s better to stand by someone’s side than by yourself
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The Law is a lie, and through it men lie most shamelessly.
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You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
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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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Having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read.
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The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.
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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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Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others.
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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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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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To be able to forget means sanity.
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One cannot violate the promptings of one’s nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.
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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 greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
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