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Civilization begins with distillation

William Faulkner

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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Battle Despair Even Ever Field Folly Fought Lluision Man No Only Own Reveal Victory Won
Haunted by wrong turns and roads not taken, we pursue images perceived as new but whose providence dates to the dim dramas of childhood, which are themselves but ripples of consequence echoing down the generations.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Childhood Consequence Date Drama Echo Generation Haunt Image New Perceive Pursue Ripple Road Taken Turn Wrong
And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a lie.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Even Honest Liar Lie Man Same Scare Tell Torture Truth
A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Accept Action Bear Burden Consequences Gentlemen Responsibility
The most important thing is insight, that is to be – curious – to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Amn Curious Does Important Insight Most Muil Muse Thing Wonder
The problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Agony Alone Conflict Good Heart Human Itself Make Problem Worth Write
Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.
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Error Learn Mistake Own People Teach Yourself
The next time you try to seduce anyone, don’t do it with talk, with words.
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Anyone Next Seduce Talk Time Try With Word
A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you’d think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune
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Day Fire Man Misfortune One Sum Them Think
She was the captain of her soul
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Captain Her She Soul
But I will be damned if I propose to be at the beck and call of every itinerant scoundrel who has two cents to invest in a postage stamp. This, sir, is my resignation.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Beck Call Cent Dammed Every Invest Itinerant Postage Propose Resignation Scoundrel Sir Stamp Two
To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Country First People Person Place Understand World
One of the saddest things is that the only thing that a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. You can’t eat…nor make love for eight hours…
WILLIAM FAULKNER

After Day Do Eat Eight Hour Love Man One Sad Thing Work
Men have been pacifists for every reason under the sun except to avoid danger and fighting.
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Avoid Been Dangerm Fight Every Except Men Pracfist Reason Sun Under
We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
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Afraid Be Ourselves Start Teach
He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.
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Been Dictionary Know might never Reader Send Use Word

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