Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.
JACK LONDONYou 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.
More Jack London Quotes
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The greatest of the arts is the conquering of men.
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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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Strength is an empty shell.
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I was five years old the first time I got drunk.
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Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them.
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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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So that was the way. No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you.
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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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Limited minds can recognize limitations only in others.
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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Everything is good as long as it is unpossessed. Satiety and possession are Death’s horses they run in span.
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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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A man with a club is a law-maker.
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You stand on dead men’s legs. You’ve never had any of your own. You couldn’t walk alone between two sunrises and hustle the meat for your belly.
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