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Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.
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trust
self-reliance
instinct
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David Gemmell |
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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
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love
valour
honour
respect
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David Gemmell |
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I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.
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trust
honour
loyalty
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David Gemmell |
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What will you do now?' I think I will become a monk and devote my entire life to prayer and good works.' No,' said Rek. 'I mean, what will you do today?' Ah! Today I'll get drunk and go whoring,' said Bowman.
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David Gemmell |
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Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the persuit of evil.
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David Gemmell |
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It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.
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emotion
life
philosophy
sun
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David Gemmell |
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She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.
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love
devotion
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David Gemmell |
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There is a darkness in you. In all of us, probably. Beasts we keep chained. Ordinary men have to keep the chains strong, for if we let the beast loose then society will turn upon us with fiery vengeance. Kings though...well, who is there to turn upon them? So the chains are made of straw. It is the curse of kings, Helikaon, that they can become monsters. And they invariably do.
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humanity
leadership
treachery
kings
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David Gemmell |
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By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest heroism
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David Gemmell |
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What is your name?" Why?" So I can mark your grave..."
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David Gemmell |
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I would have offered you a forest of truth, but you wish to speak of a single leaf
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David Gemmell |
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I have discovered in my long life that there are many words and phrases which have more power than any spell of magick. The most well-known of these is, of course, I love you. But by far the most deadly is, if only. For these two words can strip a man's strength, his courage and his confidence. They become the father of regret and anguish and pain.
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David Gemmell |
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Hate is the father of all evil.
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hatred
hate
treachery
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David Gemmell |
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Do not complain of life's unfairness. It is never fair - at best it is impartial.
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life
justice
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David Gemmell |
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Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.
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inspirational-quotes
fear-of-death
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David Gemmell |
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Love is a mystery. We embrace it where we can. Mostly we do not choose whom we love. It just happens. A voice speaks to us, in ways the ears cannot hear. We recognize a beauty the eye does not see. We experience a change in our hearts that no voice can describe.
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David Gemmell |
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Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. A child afraid of the dark who one day blows out the candle; a women terrified of the pain of childbirth who says, 'It is time to become a mother'. Heroism does not always live on the battlefield.
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heroism
fear
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David Gemmell |
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1c0be2d
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There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.
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heroism
courage
fear
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David Gemmell |
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e0de7df
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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.
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romance
hero
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David Gemmell |
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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David Gemmell |
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You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.
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David Gemmell |
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I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.
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David Gemmell |
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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death
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David Gemmell |
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Love is not about conquest. The truth is a man can only find true love when he surrenders to it. When he opens his heart to the partner of his soul and says: "Here it is! The very essence of me! It is yours to nurture or destroy."
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David Gemmell |
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Why now? Why not? Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong. Perhaps you will die before the year is out. But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never. Far better to have tasted love before dying, than to die alone.
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love
need
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David Gemmell |
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Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil. Never back away from an enemy. Either fight or surrender. It is not enough to say I will not be evil. Evil must be fought wherever it is found."The Iron Code"
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David Gemmell |
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We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.
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war
wealth
life
love
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David Gemmell |
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We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences. To be truthful I am not entirely sure what people mean when they talk of happiness. There are moments of joy and laughter, the comfort of friendship, but enduring happiness? If it exists I have not discovered it.
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David Gemmell |
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Odysseus draped the towel over his shoulders and stretched his back. "You remember practicing with wooden swords? All the moves, the blocks, the counters, getting your footwork right, learning how to be in balance always?" "Of course you were a hard master." "And you recall the first time you went into a real fight, with blood being shed and the fear of death in the air?" "I do" "The moves are the same, but the difference is wider than the ..
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true-love
reality
realization
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David Gemmell |
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I caught a pebble in the moonlight.
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David Gemmell |
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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humanity
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David Gemmell |
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And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. He is someone who raises his fist to heaven when a storm has ruined his crop--and then plants again. And again. A man remains unbroken by the savage twists of fate. That man may never win. But when he sees himself reflected, he can be proud of what he sees. For low he may be in the present scheme of things: peasant, serf, or dispossessed. But he is unconquerable
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David Gemmell |
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There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within.
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man
good
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David Gemmell |
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The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.
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truth
ignorance
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David Gemmell |
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Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future.
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David Gemmell |
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Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
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revenge
vengeance
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David Gemmell |
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Danger lies in the extreme. A man who is always cruel is evil, a man who is always compassionate will be taken advantage of. It is more a question of balance, or harmony, if you will.
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David Gemmell |
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True. The one certainty about riding, Braygan, is that - at some time - you will fall off. It is a fact. Another fact you might like to consider, in your life of perpetual terror, is that you will die. We are all going to die, some of us young, some of us old, some of us in our sleep, some of us screaming in agony. We cannot stop it, we can only delay it.
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David Gemmell |
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Not one of the creatures of blood can escape death. We all face it, and succumb to it. It follows us like a dark shadow. Yet if we live in terror of it, then we do not live at all. Yes we are born alone, and yes we will die alone. But in between, Tae, we live. We know joy.
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David Gemmell |
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If we are still discussing its merits tomorrow, I will agree with you," said Diagoras. "Cheer up, laddie. Nobody lives forever." "Oh I expect you will, Druss, Old Horse. It's the mortals around you who always seem to kiss the granite."
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David Gemmell |
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I shall die soon ... Here at this Dros. And what will I have achieved in my life? I have no sons nor daughters. No living kin... Few friends. They will say, 'Here lies Druss. He killed many and birthed none'." "They will say more than that," said Virae suddenly. "They'll say, 'Here lies Druss the Legend, who was never mean, petty nor needlessly cruel. Here was a man who never gave in, never compromised his ideals, never betrayed a friend, n..
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David Gemmell |
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There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.
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David Gemmell |
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Fear is good, for it makes us cautious and aids survival. Not so with terror. It is like slow poison, paralyzing the limbs and blurring the mind. . . Never, when in danger, ask yourself, What will they do to me? Instead think, What can I do to prevent them?
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David Gemmell |
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The night has a capacity for terror that the day can never match.
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David Gemmell |