Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.
JACK LONDONIt’s better to stand by someone’s side than by yourself
More Jack London Quotes
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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.
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In a saturated population life is always cheap.
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Desire is a pain which seeks easement through possession.
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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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The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.
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I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
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Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.
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White Fang knew the law well: to oppress the weak and obey the strong.
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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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Alcohol tells truth, but its truth is not normal.
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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 most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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Love cannot in its very nature be peaceful or content. It is a restlessness, an unsatisfaction. I can grant a lasting love just as I can grant a lasting unsatisfaction; but the lasting love cannot be coupled with possession, for love is pain and desire and possession is easement and fulfilment.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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