Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.
JACK LONDONAnd how have I lived? Frankly and openly, though crudely. I have not been afraid of life. I have not shrunk from it. I have taken it for what it was at its own valuation. And I have not been ashamed of it. Just as it was, it was mine.
More Jack London Quotes
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There’s only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the dissapointments.
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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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Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time.
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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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A good joke will sell quicker than a good poem, and, measured in sweat and blood, will bring better remuneration.
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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 function of man is to live, not to exist.
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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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Don’t write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.
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A man with a club is a law-maker.
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The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.
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The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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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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