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| 452bfd3 | Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in the coarse pleasures he indulges in today -- gluttony, fornication, ostentation, boasting, and envious vying with his neighbor? I am certain this is not a vain hope and that the day will come soon. | hope good-deeds nobility-of-spirit gluttony mercy values sin | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | |
| bc90e7c | he had seen the worst and best of the rest, and had gone from a fraternity of men bent on trivial gain by any means, including murder, to a fellowship of men who would sacrifice even their own lives for the greater good. His ambition was to be like them, to be noble by strength of purpose and clarity of vision rather than by accident of birth. | nobility-of-spirit purpose-in-life | Raymond E. Feist |