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.
JACK LONDONThe greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
More Jack London Quotes
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Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.
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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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I would rather be ashes than dust.
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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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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She was thrilling to a desire that urged her to go forward, to be in closer to that fire, to be squabbling with the dogs, and to be avoiding and dodging the stumbling feet of men.
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Strength is an empty shell.
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The function of man is to live, not to exist.
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You look back and see how hard you worked and how poor you were, and how desperately anxious you were to succeed, and all you can remember is how happy you were.
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I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.
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Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don’t get it you will nonetheless get something that looks remarkably like it.
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To be able to forget means sanity.
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Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them.
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The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.
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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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